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# Canadian Shooting Sports Association

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- [CSSA Big Gun Giveaway](https://cssa-cila.org/cssa-big-gun-giveaway/) - Ready for the chance to win a dream rifle setup? The Canadian Shooting Sports Association is giving away a prize package that’s every shooter’s fantasy:A Sako TRG 22 A1 in .308 Winchester, paired with a Steiner M5Xi 5-25x56mm MSR2 CCW scope. That’s over $14,000 worth of top-tier shooting gear—yours for the winning. Here’s what you
- [When Police Forget a Loaded Handgun, is a 15-Day Pay Suspension Enough?](https://cssa-cila.org/when-police-forget-a-loaded-handgun-is-a-15-day-pay-suspension-enough/) - Canada’s licensed firearm owners are expected to treat every firearm as a serious responsibility. Make a mistake, and the consequences include criminal charges, seizure of firearms and the loss of a firearms licence. So why are police officers not held to the same standard? A firearm left unattended—especially a loaded handgun in a public place—can
- [Ottawa’s New Bail Rules Take Effect—Now Comes the Accountability Test](https://cssa-cila.org/ottawas-new-bail-rules-take-effect-now-comes-the-accountability-test/) - Mark Carney’s Liberal government claims that, as of July 15, Canada’s bail system is now stricter. That’s when most provisions of the federal Bail and Sentencing Reform Act came into force. The government says its changes makes bail harder to obtain in certain repeat- and violent-offender cases, and requires courts to consider serious outstanding charges and weapons
- [Why CSSA Is Asking the Supreme Court to Hear From Licensed Firearms Owners](https://cssa-cila.org/why-cssa-is-asking-the-supreme-court-to-hear-from-licensed-firearms-owners/) - The Supreme Court of Canada is preparing to hear four connected appeals concerning the federal Order in Council that prohibited more than 1,500 firearm models beginning May 1, 2020. CSSA has applied for leave to intervene. That does not mean the Supreme Court has granted CSSA a place in the case. It means we have
- [Illegal Guns, Breached Release Conditions, and the Public Safety Gaps Ottawa Keeps Ignoring](https://cssa-cila.org/illegal-guns-breached-release-conditions-and-the-public-safety-gaps-ottawa-keeps-ignoring/) - Canada has no shortage of gun laws. What it lacks is real consequences for violent criminals who violate them. That’s the hard lesson from a string of arrests in Winnipeg, Toronto, and Edmonton. None of them point to licensed Canadian firearms owners as the public-safety problem. They point, again and again, to accused repeat offenders,
- [When the Prohibited Still Get Guns](https://cssa-cila.org/when-the-prohibited-still-get-guns/) - Canadians are told that public safety depends on adding more restrictions to licensed firearm owners. Two recent Winnipeg Police Service cases raise a more practical question. What happens when court-ordered firearm prohibition orders already exist, release conditions are already imposed, and police still find illegal firearms on people already subject to these restrictions? On July
- [Before Ottawa Blames Gun Owners, Canadians Need the Facts](https://cssa-cila.org/before-ottawa-blames-gun-owners-canadians-need-the-facts/) - A Montreal police officer is dead. A civilian is dead. Another officer was seriously injured. The suspect is dead. That’s the starting point, and it’s grave enough without politicians pretending the investigation is already finished. Canadian news outlets reported that Const. Mohamed Lamine Benredouane, 34, was killed after police responded to reports of a shooter
- [More Popular than Hockey, yet Declared Un-Canadian?](https://cssa-cila.org/more-popular-than-hockey-yet-declared-un-canadian/) - A sport does not have to be banned outright to be killed. It only has to be denied a future. CBC reporter Vincent McDermott recently profiled northern Alberta IPSC competitors whose sport is being slowly strangled by Ottawa’s handgun freeze.[i] Existing handgun owners may keep what they already own, but new competitors can’t buy in.
- [Licensed Gun Owners Get the Paperwork. Criminals Get the Headlines](https://cssa-cila.org/licensed-gun-owners-get-the-paperwork-criminals-get-the-headlines/) - On June 3, Public Safety Canada published the collection schedule for their firearms confiscation compensation scheme. One more press release is this Liberal government’s idea of “enhancing public safety.” Meanwhile, in the same week, police forces across Canada issued press releases about very real public safety threats. In Surrey, BC, investigators laid additional extortion-related charges
- [Record-Breaking Parliamentary Day at the Range](https://cssa-cila.org/record-breaking-parliamentary-day-at-the-range/) - Under brilliant blue skies and bathed in sunshine, a record-breaking 154 MPs, Senators, and Hill staffers descended upon the Stittsville Shooting Ranges for the 13th annual Parliamentary Day at the Range. The Scene: These politicians and their staff – many holding a firearm for the very first time – discovered what 2.3 million licensed Canadian
- [Canadian Shooting Sports Association Leadership Change](https://cssa-cila.org/canadian-shooting-sports-association-leadership-change/) - Thank You, Diane Town! After 10 years, Diane Town has stepped down as President. Diane’s tenure was a masterclass in situational leadership during the most turbulent era Canadian sport shooters have ever faced. From fighting the regulatory overreach of Ottawa's gun bans to demanding political accountability from all parties, Diane refused to let our community
- [Stopping the Illegal Gun Crisis Isn’t Ottawa’s Priority](https://cssa-cila.org/stopping-the-illegal-gun-crisis-isnt-ottawas-priority/) - From Ontario’s Peel Region, to Surrey and Abbotsford, BC, to Edmonton, Alberta, the pattern is impossible to dismiss. Extortion. Shootings. Arson. Cross-border smuggling networks. Illegal firearms moving between provinces faster than police can trace them. Yet Mark Carney’s Liberal government remains fixated on confiscating firearms from licensed firearms owners, not organized criminals. Peel Regional Police
- [A LOOK BACK: THE TRUE STORY OF CANADA'S FIRST GUN CONTROL LAW](https://cssa-cila.org/a-look-back-the-true-story-of-canadas-first-gun/) - Why Did Gun Control Start in 1892? Let's set the scene: Canada in the late 1800s was changing fast. The population was booming, the railroads were being built, and cities like Toronto, Montreal, and Winnipeg were growing at a pace that brought new opportunities—and new challenges. With more people packed into urban centers, concerns about
- [Halton Police Seized 24 Crime Guns. None Came From Licensed Owners](https://cssa-cila.org/halton-police-seized-24-crime-guns-none-came-from-licensed-owners/) - Halton Regional Police did not need another political speech about “getting guns off our streets.” They did the work Mark Carney’s Liberal government only talks about.[i] That is the difference between public safety work and public safety theatre. On May 19, 2026, the Halton Regional Police Service announced the results of Project Cyprus, a six-month investigation into a
- [Another Cross-Border Gun Pipeline Exposes Ottawa’s Public Safety Misdirection](https://cssa-cila.org/another-cross-border-gun-pipeline-exposes-ottawas-public-safety-misdirection/) - Another U.S.-to-Canada firearms trafficking case shows where the real public safety threat lives: smugglers, straw purchasers, border pipelines, and organized crime. The latest U.S.-to-Canada gun trafficking case does not point to hunters, sport shooters, collectors, farmers, or licensed firearms owners: the focal point of Ottawa’s firearms confiscation schemes. It points to American straw purchasers who
- [CSSA Supports Ontario Petition Calling for Province-Wide Protection for Law-Abiding Firearms Owners](https://cssa-cila.org/cssa-supports-ontario-petition-calling-for-province-wide-protection-for-law-abiding-firearms-owners/) - Ontario firearms owners deserve clear answers from the Chief Firearms Office, not a patchwork of uncertainty Oshawa, Ontario. May 14, 2026: The Canadian Shooting Sports Association is calling on Ontario firearms owners, hunters, sport shooters, collectors, ranges, clubs, and supporters of lawful firearms ownership to sign and circulate a petition advanced by Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Bobbi
- [Saskatchewan’s Firearms Appraisal Service Exposes Ottawa’s Public Safety Failure](https://cssa-cila.org/saskatchewans-firearms-appraisal-service-exposes-ottawas-public-safety-failure/) - The Liberal government created the problem. Saskatchewan built the shield. That is the clearest way to understand the province’s new Firearms Verification and Appraisal Service, now operating under The Saskatchewan Firearms Amendment Act, 2026.[i] Saskatchewan firearms owners and businesses can now apply for certificates of value and certificates of exemption for lawfully owned property captured by
- [B.C.’s FVPA Targets Gang Violence in the Headline, Lawful Owners in the Fine Print](https://cssa-cila.org/b-c-s-fvpa-targets-gang-violence-in-the-headline-lawful-owners-in-the-fine-print/) - British Columbia’s government says the Firearm Violence Prevention Act (FVPA) targets gang violence with illegal guns.[i] That’s good. But when government says lawful firearms owners, hunters, sport shooters, trainers, and airsoft participants won’t be affected, the obvious first question we must ask is: “Then why do they need exemptions?” That’s the contradiction at the heart of B.C.’s
- [A 14-Year-Old, Two Loaded Handguns, and Ottawa’s Wrong Target](https://cssa-cila.org/a-14-year-old-two-loaded-handguns-and-ottawas-wrong-target/) - A 14-year-old in Toronto faces charges involving two loaded handguns, an alleged automatic-firearm offence, criminal proceeds, an automobile master key, a firearms prohibition order, and violation of a release order.[i] Fourteen. That’s not a typo. That’s also not a hunter, collector, sport shooter, or vetted PAL holder waiting for Ottawa to decide how much compensation their
- [10 Crime Scenes, 2 Killings, 18 Missing Smuggled Guns yet Ottawa Still Blames Licensed Firearms Owners](https://cssa-cila.org/10-crime-scenes-2-killings-18-missing-smuggled-guns-yet-ottawa-still-blames-licensed-firearms-owners/) - An April 16, 2026, CBC report shows exactly what crime-gun enforcement should be focused on: cross-border trafficking, criminal resale, and violent offenders - not confiscating firearms from licensed Canadians who acquired them legally.[i] This should end, once and for all, the fantasy that confiscating legally owned firearms from licensed Canadians is a serious answer to violent crime. The report
- [Ontario CFO Refused the Simple Answer, but Confirmed the Risk](https://cssa-cila.org/ontario-cfo-refused-the-simple-answer-but-confirmed-the-risk/) - For weeks, Ontario’s Chief Firearms Office refused to answer the one question gun owners needed answered plainly. “Will PAL holders who continue to possess newly prohibited firearms lose their licenses, yes or no?” Now we have two written responses. Neither gives gun owners the direct answer they deserved, and taken together, they deliver a clear
- [Yes or No: The Question Ontario’s CFO Refuses To Answer](https://cssa-cila.org/yes-or-no-the-question-ontarios-cfo-refuses-to-answer/) - On March 22, a second letter was sent to Ontario’s Chief Firearms Officer.[i] It asked one question. A simple one. “Will the Chief Firearms Officer revoke the firearms licences of those who do not turn in their newly prohibited firearms?” And then, for clarity: “Yes, or no. Please choose one.” It is a question that
- [When a Political Agenda Becomes the Arbiter of Truth](https://cssa-cila.org/when-a-political-agenda-becomes-the-arbiter-of-truth/) - The Liberal government does not make firearms policy based on evidence. It makes policy based on optics. And that shift is costing Canadians both truth and public safety. For the decades prior to 1995, firearms regulation has operated on something close to consensus, shaped by data, enforcement realities, and incremental refinement. Then, in 1995, that
- [BC’s Decriminalization Disaster: More Drugs. More Guns. Less Safety.](https://cssa-cila.org/bcs-decriminalization-disaster-more-drugs-more-guns-less-safety/) - British Columbia ran a real-world experiment on public safety. It failed. Spectacularly. Created under Premier John Horgan and implemented by Premier David Eby, British Columbia decriminalized drug possession and expanded “safe supply” under the banner of compassion. They assured us the illegal drug market would collapse. It didn’t. It spread like wildfire, fueled by “free”
- [Who Has the Authority to Revoke Firearms Licences in Canada?](https://cssa-cila.org/who-has-the-authority-to-revoke-firearms-licences-in-canada/) - Statements from federal officials raised a serious question for licensed firearms owners. They say anyone who possesses a newly-prohibited firearm after the October 30, 2026, confiscation deadline may have their Possession and Acquisition Licenses revoked. Those statements from Liberal government ministers and MPs raise a legal question that deserves a clear answer. Who has the
- [Saskatchewan Defends Firearms Owners From Federal Gun Confiscation Scheme](https://cssa-cila.org/saskatchewan-defends-firearms-owners-from-federal-gun-confiscation-scheme/) - Saskatchewan just built a legislative wall between lawful firearms owners and the Liberal government’s firearms confiscation scheme. Bill 42, The Saskatchewan Firearms Amendment Act, 2025, sends a clear message to the federal government: Not on our watch. “Every province but one is not in favour of this gun confiscation,” said Premier Scott Moe.[i] The Saskatchewan government
- [Punishing the Law-Abiding to Stop the Lawless: ](https://cssa-cila.org/punishing-the-law-abiding-to-stop-the-lawless/) - Why Targeting International Students Misses the Mark When public fear rises, politicians reach for the closest lever. In BC, that’s international students with firearms licenses.[i] Former B.C. solicitor general Kash Heed says it is “absolutely ridiculous” that international students can obtain a possession and acquisition license. His statement follows reports that several international students were
- [Why Are the Carney Liberals Fast-Tracking Foreign Soldiers While Targeting Law-Abiding Canadian Gun Owners?](https://cssa-cila.org/why-are-the-carney-liberals-fast-tracking-foreign-soldiers-while-targeting-law-abiding-canadian-gun-owners/) - For years, Canada’s sport shooters, hunters, and rural communities have watched Liberal governments pile on restrictions — making it harder for honest Canadians to exercise their rights, enjoy their heritage, and pass on traditions. Now, under Mark Carney, the double standard is more obvious than ever. While responsible Canadians face more bans, stricter licensing, and
- [Cape Breton Cover-Up: When a Gun Policy Dispute Becomes a Transparency Crisis](https://cssa-cila.org/cape-breton-cover-up-when-a-gun-policy-dispute-becomes-a-transparency-crisis/) - If their pilot gun confiscation program worked, they’d be celebrating it. If it failed, they’d be fixing it. Instead, they’re withholding the specifics. According to the Toronto Sun, the federal government is refusing to release key details about the Cape Breton pilot project tied to its gun confiscation and compensation scheme.[i] That pilot was not symbolic.
- [RCMP Incompetence Put 2.2 Million Canadians in Harm’s Way. The Liberal Government Hid It.](https://cssa-cila.org/rcmp-incompetence-put-2-2-million-canadians-in-harms-way-the-liberal-government-hid-it/) - The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have proven themselves incompetent and untrustworthy before, but never at this scale.[i] In 2021, the RCMP presided over a massive data breach. More than 2.2 million licensed firearms owners were affected. Names. Addresses. Contact details. Licensing records. A veritable Christmas Wish list for criminals, and everyone responsible for it stayed
- [RCMP “Clarification”: Will the Liberal Government Use Military Against its Own Citizens Again?](https://cssa-cila.org/rcmp-clarification-will-the-liberal-government-use-military-against-its-own-citizens-again/) - The RCMP Communications team emailed CSSA last week to “clarify” the RCMP’s role in the Liberal government’s Firearms Confiscation Compensation Scheme. That clarification confirmed everything we said about them in our commentary, “Ottawa Flops the Switch on Gun Confiscations, Hands Control to the RCMP.” Their email, shown below, confirms the primary concern raised in our
- [Quebec First: Carney’s Gun Compensation Scheme Is Designed to Run Out of Money](https://cssa-cila.org/quebec-first-carneys-gun-compensation-scheme-is-designed-to-run-out-of-money/) - Do you believe Mark Carney’s Liberal government will compensate you fairly for your confiscated firearms? We don’t, because this scheme only pays compensation in narrowly defined circumstances. Declare, Beg, and Pray Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree is crystal clear.[i] If you do not declare your guns by March 31, 2026, you won’t get a dime. No
- [Ottawa’s Civilian Defence Fantasy: Disarm Gun Owners, Then Ask Them to Fight For Canada](https://cssa-cila.org/ottawas-civilian-defence-fantasy-disarm-gun-owners-then-ask-them-to-fight-for-canada/) - Canadian military defence planners are modelling a scenario where Canada can’t win a conventional fight against the United States, so national defence depends on guerilla-style civilian resistance.[i] While the military schemes this out, Mark Carney’s Liberal government launched its long-promised firearms confiscation scheme to seize and destroy lawfully-owned firearms from licensed gun owners. Those paths
- [From Hotel Room Tradition to Canada’s Most Coveted SHOT Show Invitation, The Great Canadian Reception Continues in 2026](https://cssa-cila.org/from-hotel-room-tradition-to-canadas-most-coveted-shot-show-invitation-the-great-canadian-reception-continues-in-2026/) - The CSSA’s Great Canadian Reception is the premier SHOT Show event (Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show in Las Vegas, Nevada) for Canadian businesses because it provides a unique opportunity to meet, network, and collaborate. On Wednesday evening, January 21st, more than 185 representatives from Canada’s firearms industry gathered 108 floors above Las Vegas at the
- [Ottawa Flips the Switch on Gun Confiscations, Hands Control to the RCMP](https://cssa-cila.org/ottawa-flips-the-switch-on-gun-confiscations-hands-control-to-the-rcmp/) - On Monday, January 19, firearms confiscation flipped from theoretical to reality for Canada’s 2.3 million licensed gun owners. Public Safety Canada opened their “voluntary declaration” phase of the Liberal government’s Firearms Confiscation Compensation Scheme. Licensed owners will be contacted by the Canadian Firearms Program. You may already have received the CFP’s email. Declarations will get
- [RCMP Secret Long Gun Registry: What We Always Knew vs. What We Can Now Prove](https://cssa-cila.org/rcmp-secret-long-gun-registry-what-we-always-knew-vs-what-we-can-now-prove/) - [Version Française] On the one-year anniversary of the Liberal Government’s Gun Ban by Order in Council, it’s only fitting we uncover proof the RCMP lied to Parliament and kept a copy of all records from the Failed Long Gun Registry.[i] The problem is 95% of Canada’s 2.2 million licensed firearm owners still think the government’s
- [The Messaging War Driving Canada’s Next Gun Ban](https://cssa-cila.org/the-messaging-war-driving-canadas-next-gun-ban/) - The Bondi Beach tragedy is the latest excuse Canadian gun confiscation advocate PolySeSouvient uses to tighten the noose on legal gun owners, especially hunters and sport shooters. In the aftermath of the Australian terror attack you can see the playbook in real time. Something horrific happens overseas. Activists sprint to the nearest microphone They demand
- [Unfriended by Facebook: Gun Owners Face Digital Red Tape](https://cssa-cila.org/unfriended-by-facebook-gun-owners-face-digital-red-tape/) - Facebook didn’t announce it with a press release. They didn’t send you a clear explanation. They just reached into the algorithm, turned the dial down on you and now you’re watching your reach and traffic disappear in real time. Facebook Put a Muzzle on Law Abiding Firearms Pages You open your page and see the
- [Cape Breton’s Confiscation Disaster and Quebec’s Big Payday](https://cssa-cila.org/cape-bretons-confiscation-disaster-and-quebecs-big-payday/) - You’ve seen this public safety theatre before. Ottawa announces a grand plan. The media headlines hit. Politicians trot out their slick talking points, and the bill lands on your kitchen table like a wet sandbag. Then reality shows up. The Pilot Program That Exposed the Lie Last fall in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Ottawa ran
- [Australia’s “Gun Control” Mirage](https://cssa-cila.org/australias-gun-control-mirage/) - Always blame the gun, never the criminal wielding it. On December 14, 2025, Sajid Akram and his son Naveed Akram led an ISIS-inspired terror attack at a Hanukkah gathering at Bondi Beach, Sydney.[i] The firearms used by the terrorists were not smuggled in from the underworld. They were legally held under Australia’s firearms licensing scheme, a
- [From Down Under: Is Australia’s Gun Confiscation Just a Knee-Jerk Response?](https://cssa-cila.org/from-down-under-is-australias-gun-confiscation-just-a-knee-jerk-response/) - There’s an old saying: “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” Judging by Australia’s headlines this week, politicians have taken it to heart. After the Bondi terror attack, the government rushed out their usual script—emotional appeals, promises of safety, and, unsurprisingly, another so-called “gun buyback.” Let’s be honest: it’s confiscation, plain and simple, with
- [Merry Christmas and Thank You for making CSSA’s mission possible](https://cssa-cila.org/merry-christmas-and-thank-you-for-making-cssas-mission-possible/) - As we head into the Christmas holidays, I want to pause and say thank you to you, our members, our staff and volunteers of the Canadian Shooting Sports Association. As you’re aware, the CSSA’s mission is “To Preserve, Promote and Protect the Lawful Use and Ownership of Firearms in Canada.” Those aren’t just pretty words on
- [How Ottawa’s Firearms Agenda Collides with Daily Life in Canada](https://cssa-cila.org/how-ottawas-firearms-agenda-collides-with-daily-life-in-canada/) - Picture a winter morning in northern Alberta or rural Saskatchewan. A licensed firearms owner – maybe an Indigenous hunter, maybe a rancher – reaches for the same rifle or shotgun they’ve used for decades. It might be an SKS picked up when they were still cheap and plentiful. It might be a semi-automatic shotgun that
- [When Posting a Gun Photo Abroad Can Land You in Trouble: What Canada Must Learn](https://cssa-cila.org/when-posting-a-gun-photo-abroad-can-land-you-in-trouble-what-canada-must-learn/) - An IT consultant from the UK recently found himself at the centre of an international debate on civil liberties and firearms. Jon Richelieu-Booth[i] posted pictures of himself with firearms while vacationing—in full compliance with American law—at a private range in Florida. His return home to the UK marked the beginning of “13 weeks of hell”:
- [Why Saskatchewan’s Bill 42 Matters – Even If You Don’t Own a Firearm](https://cssa-cila.org/why-saskatchewans-bill-42-matters-even-if-you-dont-own-a-firearm/) - Bill 42 does not rewrite federal licensing or abolish “gun control”. What it does is more technical and, in many ways, more enduring: It builds a more robust provincial architecture for administering firearms law. It strengthens oversight where firearms are used most intensively (ranges and instructors). It creates a cautious but meaningful bridge between health
- [The Great Canadian Gun Grab: Another Billion-Dollar Bonfire of Stupidity](https://cssa-cila.org/the-great-canadian-gun-grab-another-billion-dollar-bonfire-of-stupidity/) - In the annals of government incompetence, few spectacles rival the Liberal government's Firearms Confiscation Compensation Scheme - a bloated, bungled exercise in political theatre that's limping into its sixth year. It’s not about public safety. It was never about public safety. It’s about votes. It was always about votes. And this bloated, six–year, billion-dollar boondoggle
- [OTTAWA DELAYS PLANNED RESTART OF GUN CONFISCATION PROGRAM](https://cssa-cila.org/ottawa-delays-planned-restart-of-gun-confiscation-program/) - OTTAWA—The federal government has pushed back the restart of its compensation process for firearms retailers saddled with inventory made illegal under recent federal bans. The resumption of this confiscation compensation program, initially expected later this fall, is now postponed to an unspecified date[i]. This comes as Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government prepares to move ahead
- [Carney: Cooking NATO’s books with a Fantasy Army Of Paper-Pushers](https://cssa-cila.org/carney-cooking-natos-books-with-a-fantasy-army-of-paper-pushers/) - Mark Carney stands up in front of NATO and vows that Canada will finally hit the magic 2 percent defence target, even accelerate the timeline, and then keep going toward the new 5 percent “defence and security” goal. On paper, that sounds bold and committed. Prime Minister of Canada+3Atlantic Council+3Reuters+3 But then you see the trick.
- [CSSA Member Pulse: A Common Thread Through Your Emails](https://cssa-cila.org/cssa-member-pulse-a-common-thread-through-your-emails/) - This week’s commentary examines the emails we receive from you, our members. “Target Criminals, Not the Compliant” CSSA members agree on three things: licensed firearms owners are heavily vetted by government and the RCMP; licensed firearms owners are statistically safer than serving police officers; most crime committed with firearms is the result of illegal guns
- [Yukon’s Conservative Majority: What It Means for Firearm Owners](https://cssa-cila.org/yukons-conservative-majority-what-it-means-for-firearm-owners/) - Last night’s election delivered a clear message from Yukoners: they trust the Yukon Party to lead, and firearm owners across the territory—indeed, across the country—were watching closely. With a convincing majority win, the pro-firearm rights Yukon Party now holds the reins, and this result carries real consequences not just for local hunters, sport shooters, and
- [Carney's Firearms Fiasco: Punish the Law-Abiding While Criminals Run Wild](https://cssa-cila.org/carneys-firearms-fiasco-punish-the-law-abiding-while-criminals-run-wild/) - In the last two weeks of October 2025, criminal violence with illegal guns has reached a fever pitch which exposes (yet again) the stark hypocrisy of federal Liberal firearms policy. While Mark Carney’s Liberal government pours hundreds of millions into a useless Firearms Confiscation Compensation Scheme that only targets licensed owners—hunters, sport shooters, and rural residents—violent crime
- [Saskatchewan’s Line in the Sand: Ottawa Must Pay Full Compensation for Confiscated Firearms](https://cssa-cila.org/saskatchewans-line-in-the-sand-ottawa-must-pay-full-compensation-for-confiscated-firearms/) - As most affected firearms owners already know, Ottawa placed a funding cap on its “voluntary” Firearms Confiscation Compensation Scheme, saying if you wait too long to surrender your guns, you’ll get nothing. They’ve announced $742 million for compensation, but even federal officials acknowledge that this falls far short of full compensation for affected firearms owners.
- [Disarming good people does not make bad people harmless, it makes good people helpless.](https://cssa-cila.org/disarming-good-people-does-not-make-bad-people-harmless-it-makes-good-people-helpless/) - When criminal violence strikes, no one is coming to save you. That’s the uncomfortable truth most people don’t want to face. It’s not because police or regular folks don’t care. It’s impossible for anyone to predict it and be there in the terrible moment when violence strikes. We keep pretending that the police can stop
- [Canada’s Firearms Fiasco: Political and Bureaucratic Blinders vs Truth](https://cssa-cila.org/canadas-firearms-fiasco-political-and-bureaucratic-blinders-vs-truth/) - Instead of crushing crime and those who commit it, Ottawa insists on focusing its wrath on the compliant. The Liberal government’s Firearms Confiscation Compensation Program is a monument to this stupidity. Broken trust with government and its citizens is the result. While smugglers flood our cities with illegal U.S. guns, this Liberal government wages war against farmers,
- [Laval Organized Crime Hit Highlights Useless Liberal Gun Confiscation Scheme](https://cssa-cila.org/laval-organized-crime-hit-highlights-useless-liberal-gun-confiscation-scheme/) - On October 1, 2025, gunfire ripped through a Laval Starbucks. Charalambos “Bobby the Greek” Theologou, gang leader, drug trafficker, repeat offender, was executed in front of undercover police officers. “A team of at least five cars, including an operations supervisor, was deployed on the ground to monitor Theologou's movements. Around ten police officers were therefore
- [Nathalie Provost’s Vendetta: How One Survivor’s Crusade Targets Law-Abiding Firearms Owners](https://cssa-cila.org/nathalie-provosts-vendetta-how-one-survivors-crusade-targets-law-abiding-firearms-owners/) - Nobody forgets December 6, 1989. You don’t have to be from Montreal—or even born yet—to feel the shadow that day still casts over Canada. Fourteen women murdered at École Polytechnique. Nathalie Provost survived, barely. She’s carried that day with her ever since. No one questions her pain or her courage. But in Ottawa, Provost’s tragedy
- [Why Police Forces Must Refuse Ottawa’s Firearms Confiscation Scheme](https://cssa-cila.org/why-police-forces-must-refuse-ottawas-firearms-confiscation-scheme/) - The federal government’s Firearms Confiscation Compensation Scheme is not about public safety. It’s about control, optics, and votes. Canadians aren’t stupid. They know the difference between chasing violent criminals and harassing law-abiding sport shooters. They know the difference between disarming criminal gangs and confiscating rifles from hunters. If police forces bow down to Ottawa’s agenda, they risk
- [Is it Mandatory Confiscation or “voluntary return for compensation”?](https://cssa-cila.org/is-it-mandatory-confiscation-or-voluntary-return-for-compensation/) - On Tuesday morning, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree will announce details about the Liberal government’s Firearms Confiscation Compensation Scheme, dubbed a “voluntary return” by Prime Minister Mark Carney. “This is not about confiscation. This is about voluntary return of firearms for compensation of these firearms,”he told Edmonton talk show host Ryan Jesperson.[i] Then the real
- [Criminals Inside the Castle: Why Canada Needs to Track Home Invasion Statistics](https://cssa-cila.org/criminals-inside-the-castle-why-canada-needs-to-track-home-invasion-statistics/) - On September 1, 2025, in the quiet suburbs of Vaughan, Ontario, Abdul Aleem Farooqi, a 46-year-old father of four, gave his life to protect his children.[i] When Farooqi dared stand between his children and the men who came to terrorize them, the intruders murdered him. Farooqi’s brother called him a "hero," but to the rest of
- [Peel’s Principles, Self-Defense, and the Reality of Human Nature](https://cssa-cila.org/peels-principles-self-defense-and-the-reality-of-human-nature/) - Sir Robert Peel’s Principles of Policing[i] remind us that law enforcement exists “to prevent crime and disorder” and that police efficiency is measured not by arrests but by “the absence of crime and disorder.” By that measure, police forces across Canada all get a failing grade. Recent tragedies in York Region reveal the massive gap between
- [Wasting Resources on Lawful Gun Owners While Criminals Walk Free](https://cssa-cila.org/wasting-resources-on-lawful-gun-owners-while-criminals-walk-free/) - Recent remarks from Toronto Police Association president Clayton Campbell highlight what Canada’s lawful firearms community has argued for years: Ottawa’s Firearms Confiscation Compensation Program is political theatre that cannot make our streets safer. Campbell cut through the rhetoric with one crucial fact: 90 percent of crime guns seized in Toronto trace back to the United States. The
- [Grandfathering: The Other Side of the Story?](https://cssa-cila.org/grandfathering-the-other-side-of-the-story/) - In any discussion of gun bans or firearms reclassification, “grandfathering” is presented as a lesser evil. It’s imperfect. It’s restrictive. It’s a “compromise” in a one-sided negotiation where lawful firearms owners always lose. Despite that fact, grandfathering is not without some redeeming values. Four Possible Types of Grandfathering Grandfathering Option A: No Use or Transfer Permitted
- [Ontario Premier Doug Ford Renews Push for ‘Castle Law’ and Expanded Self-Protection Rights](https://cssa-cila.org/ontario-premier-doug-ford-renews-push-for-castle-law-and-expanded-self-protection-rights/) - Ontario Premier Doug Ford is making headlines again, reviving his push for a so-called “castle law” that would recognize the rights of Ontarians to defend themselves and their homes. It’s a move sparking heated debate about just how far Canadians should be able to go when faced with an intruder. At Queen’s Park on Wednesday,
- [Grandfathering is Slow-Motion Confiscation](https://cssa-cila.org/grandfathering-is-slow-motion-confiscation/) - “Grandfathering” under Canada’s Firearms Act isn’t a compromise, it’s slow-motion confiscation (without compensation) disguised as mercy. If Mark Carney’s Liberal government moves away from its current Firearms Confiscation Compensation Scheme in favour of “grandfathering,” they’ll be keeping confiscation, but dropping any pretense of compensating owners (or their estates) when those guns are eventually confiscated. Grandfathering
- [Liberal Firearms Policy: Punish the Lawful, Ignore the Criminal](https://cssa-cila.org/liberal-firearms-policy-punish-the-lawful-ignore-the-criminal/) - When Ottawa spends billions attacking the people who already obey the law, you have to wonder if public safety was ever their goal. From Victoria, British Columbia to St. John’s, Newfoundland, law-abiding Possession and Acquisition Licence (PAL) holders watch Ottawa waste more resources, strip more rights from lawful Canadians and protect more violent criminals from
- [Forget the Gun Ban Rhetoric. The Numbers Tell the Truth](https://cssa-cila.org/forget-the-gun-ban-rhetoric-the-numbers-tell-the-truth/) - The numbers don’t lie. In 2024, more Canadians than ever earned their Possession and Acquisition Licences (PALs), and that’s good news for public safety, no matter what the politicians say.[i] “The number of adults in Canada with a government-approved gun licence rose to a new high in 2024,” writes Nicolas Johnson, “again defying the Liberal
- [Castle Doctrine Isn’t American, It’s Canadian Common Sense](https://cssa-cila.org/castle-doctrine-isnt-american-its-canadian-common-sense/) - There’s a quiet crisis unfolding in Canadian neighborhoods. Good, law-abiding citizens—mothers, fathers, seniors, and working-class homeowners—are being dragged through the criminal justice system for doing what any decent person would do in the face of violence: they defended themselves and their families from evil. Last week MPP Bobbi Ann Brady called for the adoption of
- [The Quiet Kill Shot: How Ottawa Might Dismantle the 2020 Gun Ban Without Admitting Defeat](https://cssa-cila.org/the-quiet-kill-shot-how-ottawa-might-dismantle-the-2020-gun-ban-without-admitting-defeat/) - While headlines scream about the rising costs of groceries, power bills, and climate policy flops, something subtler is brewing in Ottawa: a quiet retreat from the Trudeau-era firearms ban. The 2025 Liberal Pre-Budget Consultation survey offers Canadians an opportunity to influence the Mark Carney government’s public spending priorities.[i] For gun owners, hunters, sport shooters, and
- [Penticton Shooting Range Faces Eviction After 42 Years](https://cssa-cila.org/penticton-shooting-range-faces-eviction-after-42-years/) - For 42 years, the Penticton Shooting Sports Association (PSSA) has been a vital training hub for police, firearms safety training, and youth education in the South Okanagan. The land leased by the PSSA, located between Penticton and Summerland, has been declared “surplus” by the federal government and is currently in the final stages of the
- [Argentina’s Gun Law Reforms and Its Lessons for Canada](https://cssa-cila.org/argentinas-gun-law-reforms-and-its-lessons-for-canada/) - On June 18, 2025, President Javier Milei significantly shifted Argentina’s firearms policy. For the first time in 3 decades, civilians are permitted to buy and possess semi-automatic firearms. President Milei also lowered the minimum age for firearm ownership from 21 to 18.[i] This proclamation rescinds a 1995 prohibition of virtually all semi-automatic firearms chambered larger
- [Liberal Firearms Confiscation Compensation Scheme Faces Distrust and Non-Compliance](https://cssa-cila.org/liberal-firearms-confiscation-compensation-scheme-faces-distrust-and-non-compliance/) - A Privy Council Office report, Understanding Firearms Owners, casts serious doubt on the ability of the federal government to confiscate firearms from licensed gun owners. The scheme faces a high risk of non-compliance, as well as exorbitant costs with little public safety benefit. “The Government of Canada believes it is unlikely to be the most trusted messenger
- [What You Need to Know About Ammunition Shortages](https://cssa-cila.org/what-you-need-to-know-about-ammunition-shortages/) - If you’ve noticed empty shelves, rising prices, and delays when trying to buy certain calibers, you’re not imagining it. There’s a supply vs demand issue and most of our community don’t even know it’s going on. This isn’t a crisis yet. But if we ignore the warning signs, it could become one. Global Conflicts Drain
- [The Rise of Young Gun Owners in Canada](https://cssa-cila.org/the-rise-of-young-gun-owners-in-canada/) - There's a quiet revolution happening among us. It’s not reckless. It’s focused, precise, and disciplined. According to RCMP data, Possession and Acquisition License (PAL) applications jumped 11 per cent for people between the ages of 10 and 19 between 2023 and 2024, where a total of 11,432 new firearms users (9,654 males, 1,778 females) applied
- [Hearts and Minds: The 12th Annual Parliamentary Day at the Range](https://cssa-cila.org/hearts-and-minds-the-12th-annual-parliamentary-day-at-the-range/) - Under brilliant blue skies and bathed in sunshine, 130 MPs, Senators, and Hill staffers descended upon the Stittsville Shooting Ranges for the 12th annual Parliamentary Day at the Range. Picture this scene: These politicians and their staff - many holding a firearm for the very first time - discovered what 2.3 million licensed Canadian gun
- [Confiscating Your Rights Instead of Stopping Criminal Violence ](https://cssa-cila.org/confiscating-your-rights-instead-of-stopping-criminal-violence/) - The federal government's firearms confiscation agenda—dubbed The Firearms Confiscation Compensation Scheme by CSSA—targets the wrong people. While criminal shootings continue unabated, Mark Carney is, like his predecessor, focused on confiscating guns from their licensed firearms owners. Confiscating those guns in pursuit of the government’s stated objective – stopping violent criminals with illegal guns – is irrational and
- [Canada’s Ongoing Border Security Failures ](https://cssa-cila.org/canadas-ongoing-border-security-failures/) - Seven years after CSSA issued a Special Report on the Danforth killer and his brother, along with their connections to terrorism, investigative reporter Sam Cooper came to the same conclusions we did. The Danforth killer and his brother were suspected of being connected to Pakistani terrorist networks. US intelligence agencies reached out to CSSA at the
- [2025 Stick To Your Guns - Keynote Speech](https://cssa-cila.org/2025-stick-to-your-guns-keynote-speech/) - Take a front-row seat at the 2025 Canadian Shooting Sports Association (CSSA) Stick To Your Guns Dinner, held later that evening after the Annual General Meeting. This annual event brought together members, supporters, and champions of responsible firearms ownership for an evening of connection, great food, and lively conversation. This year’s highlight was a powerful
- [Canadian Shooting Sports Association Proudly Sponsors Sold-Out Ladies Event at Cornwall Handgun Club](https://cssa-cila.org/canadian-shooting-sports-association-proudly-sponsors-sold-out-ladies-event-at-cornwall-handgun-club/) - May 24, 2025 The Canadian Shooting Sports Association (CSSA) is thrilled to announce its sponsorship of a sold-out Ladies Event at the Cornwall Handgun Club, located at 4395 ON-138 in St. Andrews West, Ontario. This special occasion brought together women from across the region to celebrate safe, responsible firearms use—and, more importantly, to support an
- [The Elephant in the Room: John Tory's Grand Deflection](https://cssa-cila.org/cssa-special-report-the-elephant-in-the-room-august-7-2018/) - Fahad Hussain, the Danforth killer’s brother, has a long criminal history involving both drugs and guns. By court order, he lived with his family friend Maisum Ansari, his bail surety. Fahad and Ansari had 42 kilograms of Carfentanil and 33 guns in the basement of Ansari’s home. Thirty of those guns were a single model
- [MP Bob Zimmer presents Tony Bernardo with the prestigious King’s Coronation Medal](https://cssa-cila.org/mp-bob-zimmer-presents-tony-bernardo-with-the-prestigious-kings-coronation-medal/) - In this video, we capture a proud moment from the Canadian Shooting Sports Association’s Stick To Your Guns Dinner that followed the Annual General Meeting in St. Catharines, where MP Bob Zimmer presents Tony Bernardo with the prestigious King’s Coronation Medal. Tony has spent years championing the rights of legal firearm owners and shaping the
- [CSSA AGM: Tony Bernardo Awarded King Charles III Coronation Medal](https://cssa-cila.org/cssa-agm-tony-bernardo-awarded-king-charles-iii-coronation-medal/) - Conservative MP Bob Zimmer capped off an amazing 2025 Stick To Your Guns Dinner when he presented Tony Bernardo with the King Charles III Coronation Medal, in honor of Tony’s contributions to the ongoing battle for our culture, our heritage and our guns. It was the undisputed highlight of the evening and a testament to
- [AGM 2025: President's Speech](https://cssa-cila.org/agm-2025-presidents-speech/) - My fellow CSSA members, friends, and supporters of Canadian firearms rights, I stand before you today with mixed emotions. The April 28th election didn't go as we had hoped. Many of you stayed up late that night, watching the results come in, feeling that familiar knot in your stomach growing tighter with each update. I
- [Special Report: Gary Anandasangaree Appointed Minister of Public Safety](https://cssa-cila.org/special-report-gary-anandasangaree-appointed-minister-of-public-safety/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 13, 2025 The Canadian Shooting Sports Association wishes to inform our members and the wider firearms community of a significant change at the federal level. Gary Anandasangaree has been appointed as Canada’s new Minister of Public Safety — an office that, under the current government, has overseen the largest gun confiscation
- [Rust and Politicians: Your Firearms' Only Enemies](https://cssa-cila.org/rust-and-politicians-your-firearms-only-enemies/) - As we all recover from the election and its decidedly unhelpful outcome, it’s time to reflect on what we did during the election, what we accomplished as well as where we fell short. It’s also a time to remind ourselves and our members why CSSA exists. “To Preserve, Promote and Protect the Lawful Use and
- [Ontario to Feds: We Won't Fund Your Gun Confiscation Scheme](https://cssa-cila.org/ontario-to-feds-we-wont-fund-your-gun-confiscation-scheme/) - [i] https://www.canada.ca/en/border-services-agency/news/2024/02/government-of-canada-announces-federal-support-to-combat-export-of-stolen-vehicles.html [ii] https://www.tps.ca/media-centre/stories/unacceptable-risks-in-reduced-budget/ [iii] https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/news-and-media/2024/february/05/province-applying-to-intervene-in-legal-challenges-to-firearms-ban
- [Election 2025: Canada at a Crossroads](https://cssa-cila.org/election-2025-canada-at-a-crossroads/) - The federal election detonated a political fault line that now runs straight through Confederation itself. Despite every underhanded tactic from legacy media, every behind-the-scenes whisper campaign, and every dirty political trick — including Doug Ford’s election meddling and the "Longest Ballot" stunt that humiliated Canadian democracy — the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) emerged from
- [🚨 URGENT: ELECTION DAY MESSAGE FROM THE CANADIAN SHOOTING SPORTS ASSOCIATION 🚨](https://cssa-cila.org/🚨-urgent-election-day-message-from-the-canadian-shooting-sports-association-🚨/) - Fellow firearms owners, hunters, and sport shooters: Today isn't just another Monday. It's the day that determines the future of our heritage sports, our collections, and our rights as law-abiding Canadians. Mark Carney's vision for Canada mirrors and amplifies the destructive policies we've endured. His team has openly supported even stricter gun control measures than
- [Before You Vote, Read the Gov’t Vision for Canada in 2040](https://cssa-cila.org/before-you-vote-read-the-govt-vision-for-canada-in-2040/) - “The Privy Council … predicted Canada in 15 years may be so dysfunctional that wage earners flee the country and the poor resort to illegal hunting for food.” [i] “Dated January 2025 and titled Future Lives: Social Mobility In Question, the report paints a picture of a deeply divided Canada by 2040 — where few believe they
- [Vote at the Advance Polls This Easter Weekend](https://cssa-cila.org/vote-at-the-advance-polls-this-easter-weekend/) - You don’t need to wait until April 28th. You can vote at the Advance Polls starting tomorrow, and avoid the inevitable lineups on Election Day. Advance Polls Are Open April 18–21 | 9am–9pm NationwideFind Your Polling Station via Elections Canada This election isn’t just about political parties or personalities. It’s about the kind of country
- [The Failed Logic of Gun Buybacks](https://cssa-cila.org/the-failed-logic-of-gun-buybacks/) - PolySesouvient’s recent statement in support of Liberal “gun control” measures demonstrates a fundamental misunderstanding of Canada's problem with criminals who commit violent acts with illegal guns. While they think their intentions may be good, the evidence shows that targeting legal firearm owners through gun bans, confiscations and “buybacks” is both ineffective and misguided.[1] Canadian law
- [Mark Carney’s “Reinvigorated” Gun Grab?](https://cssa-cila.org/mark-carneys-reinvigorated-gun-grab/) - Mark Carney’s grand pronouncement that he will “reinvigorate the implementation of an efficient gun-buyback program for assault-style firearms” is laughable. The Liberal government, via Bill Blair, has claimed they will impose their Firearms Confiscation Compensation Scheme for the past five years. They haven’t confiscated a single banned firearm from a licensed owner, despite wasting $67
- [Both Men Running Once Worked for Me: Stephen Harper](https://cssa-cila.org/both-men-running-once-worked-for-me-stephen-harper/) - On April 7, 2025, at the largest political rally in Canadian history, former Prime Minister Stephen Harper endorsed Pierre Poilievre over Mark Carney. "I am the only person who can say that both of the men running to be prime minister once worked for me," he said.[i] "My choice without hesitation, without equivocation, without a
- [Durham Police Association's Endorsement Signals Hope for Common-Sense Firearms Policy](https://cssa-cila.org/durham-police-associations-endorsement-signals-hope-for-common-sense-firearms-policy/) - In a welcome development for law-abiding firearms owners and sports shooters across Canada, the Durham Regional Police Association (DRPA) has thrown its support behind Pierre Poilievre and the Conservative Party of Canada for the upcoming federal election. This endorsement from front-line officers who understand the real issues facing our communities is particularly significant for the
- [RCMP Bans Compliant Canadian Firearm: Crusader Arms Crypto Prohibition Raises Questions About Shifting Goalposts](https://cssa-cila.org/rcmp-bans-compliant-canadian-firearm-crusader-arms-crypto-prohibition-raises-questions-about-shifting-goalposts/) - In a sudden move that has sent shockwaves through Canada's firearms community, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has reclassified the Canadian-made Crusader Arms Crypto rifle as prohibited, without public consultation.[1] The decision, announced on April 4, 2025, has sparked fresh controversy over the government's approach to firearms classification. The Crypto rifle, specifically designed and
- [Mark Serré’s Delusions of Grandeur: I’m Powerful and Influential](https://cssa-cila.org/mark-serres-delusions-of-grandeur-im-powerful-and-influential/) - Marc Serré, first elected in 2015, is a 10-year backbench Liberal MP who represented Nickel Belt until election boundary redistribution. He’s now running to keep his job in the new riding of Sudbury East–Manitoulin–Nickel Belt. Serré, at an Open House at his campaign headquarters, answered a question about why the Liberal government keeps banning more
- [Carbon Tax Carney’s Bait & Switch](https://cssa-cila.org/carbon-tax-carneys-bait-switch/) - What’s the difference between President Trump’s Executive Order and Mark Carney’s theatrical performance to “cancel” the Carbon Tax? President Trump has Executive Order powers. Mark Carney does not. Too many Canadians fail to understand that scrapping the Carbon Tax requires an Act of Parliament, not a grand pronouncement from an unelected prime minister. Nothing’s changed
- [GOING VIRAL: Carney will "quietly fold" to Americans after the election](https://cssa-cila.org/going-viral-carney-will-quietly-fold-to-americans-after-the-election/) - Candice Malcolm's 8-minute video exposes Carney's deep ties to the Eurasia Group; its President Ian Bremmer recently said the quiet part out loud: that Carney plans to "QUIETLY FOLD" to the Americans.
- [Election 2025 - President's Message](https://cssa-cila.org/election-2025-presidents-message/) - Dear Fellow CSSA Members, I'm writing to you today not just as your president, but as someone who shares your deep concern for the future of our sporting heritage in Canada. The stakes have never been higher for our community. With the recent announcement of Nathalie Provost's candidacy for the Liberal Party, we face a
- [Through the Looking Glass: A Glimpse of Canada’s Future If Mark Carney Wins Election 2025](https://cssa-cila.org/through-the-looking-glass-a-glimpse-of-canadas-future-if-mark-carney-wins-election-2025/) - Drawing from his past statements, speeches, and published works, let’s explore what changes an elected Prime Minister Mark Carney will make to Canada. All Guns Will Be Banned When Mark Carney trotted out Nathalie Provost to run in the new riding of Châteauguay–Les Jardins-de-Napierville he made his beliefs about guns and gun owners crystal clear.
- [🎯 Pierre Poilievre on Firearms Policy - Sudbury Rally](https://cssa-cila.org/🎯-pierre-poilievre-on-firearms-policy-sudbury-rally/) - Captured at Pierre Poilievre's campaign rally in Sudbury, this powerful examination of Canada's current firearms legislation outlines his stance on protecting law-abiding sport shooters and hunters. Key highlights: • Despite increased restrictions on legal gun owners, gun crime has surged 116% under current policies• 99% of shipping containers enter Canada uninspected - the real source
- [CARNEY JUST SHOWED HIS CARDS: The Liberal Anti-Gun Agenda Exposed](https://cssa-cila.org/carney-just-showed-his-cards-the-liberal-anti-gun-agenda-exposed/) - Mark Carney might know his way around a balance sheet, but he doesn't know the first rule of poker - never show your cards until you must. The former banker tipped his hand and proved he’s going all-in on Trudeau’s failed gun confiscation scheme. Nathalie Provost spent the last 30 years pushing for stricter and
- [New Hood Ornament, Same Old Rusty Liberal Bus](https://cssa-cila.org/new-hood-ornament-same-old-rusty-liberal-bus/) - On March 9, 2025, Mark Carney strode into the spotlight as Canada’s 24th Prime Minister, a polished figure promising to steer the nation through turbulent times. Carney was supposed to signal a fresh start for the Liberal Party. After nearly a decade of Justin Trudeau’s leadership, which ended with a pathetic tear-filled whimper, Liberals hoped
- [CSSA Makes Strong Showing at 2025 Toronto Sportsmen's Show](https://cssa-cila.org/cssa-makes-strong-showing-at-2025-toronto-sportsmens-show/) - The Canadian Shooting Sports Association team wrapped up an incredibly successful four-day run at this year's Toronto Sportsmen's Show, where we connected with hundreds of passionate firearms owners and enthusiasts. The turnout exceeded our expectations, with a steady stream of visitors keeping our booth busy throughout the entire event. We were deeply grateful to see
- [Mark Carney: Different Face, Same Failed Liberal Crew, Same Failed Liberal Policies](https://cssa-cila.org/mark-carney-different-face-same-failed-liberal-crew-same-failed-liberal-policies/) - Mark Carney is not the “harbinger of change” Liberals would have you believe. He’s just the new face slapped on top of Trudeau’s failed policies. Mark Carney’s resumé shows he is the ultimate Ottawa insider, not the party outsider he presented during the leadership contest.[i] Analyst at Goldman Sachs (1990-2003) Senior associate deputy minister for
- [Legal Information for Reloaders](https://cssa-cila.org/legal-information-for-reloaders/)
- [Mark Carney Has No Mandate](https://cssa-cila.org/mark-carney-has-no-mandate/) - Mark Carney lacks the one thing every prime minister requires: legitimacy. A paltry 132,000 Liberal Party members – less than 0.3% of Canadians – chose him as Liberal Party leader and therefore Canada’s next Prime Minister. Canada’s, 2.4 million licensed gun owners had no say. Carney's victory might impress the Ottawa bubble, but it falls far short of what's
- [Special Report: Liberal Election Gun Ban Announcement](https://cssa-cila.org/special-report-liberal-election-gun-ban-announcement/) - The Liberal Party’s proven vote-winner – Gun Ban Announcements – are as predictable as Justin Trudeau crying on cue or using human tragedy as political props, as Associate Minister of Public Safety Rachel Bendayan did today.[i] In yesterday’s CSSA Commentary we said a federal election will likely be called next week, noting that, “the Liberal
- [Federal Election Is Imminent: Are You Prepared?](https://cssa-cila.org/federal-election-is-imminent-are-you-prepared/) - The assumption from legacy media pundits and Liberal Party insiders is that Mark Carney will be coronated party leader on March 9th. Carney’s coronation may not be as automatic Trudeau and Carney want because of their shenanigans attempting to rig the contest in Carney’s favor. When the party removed Ruby Dalla from the ballot, citing
- [Ottawa's Misguided Focus on Law-Abiding Gun Owners Amid Economic Crisis](https://cssa-cila.org/ottawas-misguided-focus-on-law-abiding-gun-owners-amid-economic-crisis/) - As Canada faces one of its most significant economic challenges in recent history – a full-blown trade war with our largest trading partner – the Liberal government continues its relentless campaign against law-abiding Canadian firearms owners. The United States has imposed sweeping 25% tariffs on Canadian exports¹, threatening thousands of Canadian jobs and billions in
- [Mark Carney Confirms Trudeau’s Gun Confiscations Will Continue](https://cssa-cila.org/mark-carney-confirms-trudeaus-gun-confiscations-will-continue/) - In the French-language Liberal leadership debate held on DATE, Mark Carney confirmed that if he becomes Liberal leader and Canada’s unelected Prime Minister, he will push Trudeau’s Firearms Confiscation Compensation Scheme even harder. “We have to have a buyback program for firearms.”[i] He then revealed his ignorance of Canadian firearms law and the Liberal Party’s longstanding lie
- [Tony Bernardo Elected President of the World Forum on Shooting Activities](https://cssa-cila.org/tony-bernardo-elected-president-of-the-world-forum-on-shooting-activities/) - CSSA congratulates Tony Bernardo on his election as President of the World Forum on Shooting Activities (WFSA). Tony’s expertise on firearms and firearms legislation makes him the natural choice to lead The World Forum on Shooting Activities. It’s also the next logical step in Tony Bernardo’s evolution as a leader in the firearms community in
- [Experience The Joys of Shooting in Winter](https://cssa-cila.org/experience-the-joys-of-shooting-in-winter/) - If you’ve never gone to the shooting range in dead of winter, we encourage you to do so. To help you brave the elements, we’ve compiled five reasons why you might enjoy the experience far more than you think, sitting inside your warm and cozy home. Peace and Serenity in a Winter Wonderland No Crowds: Most
- [No CFIA, Hunters Won’t Kill 400 Ostriches for You](https://cssa-cila.org/no-cfia-hunters-wont-kill-400-ostriches-for-you/) - Nowhere in CSSA's mandate will you find the word "Ostrich" yet we find ourselves defending a flock of 400 Ostriches at Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, British Columbia, from an unjust government kill order.[i] "CFIA (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) expected us to walk out and kill every one of our 400 birds ourselves, with our
- [SPECIAL REPORT: RCMP EXPIRY OF FIREARMS REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES](https://cssa-cila.org/special-report-rcmp-expiry-of-firearms-registration-certificates/) - February 14, 2025 CSSA Members, The Liberal government's latest attack on law-abiding firearm owners has begun. Many of you have received letters from the RCMP declaring your firearm registration certificates "automatically expired." THE FACTS:Through yet another Order in Council on December 5, 2024, the federal government arbitrarily prohibited 324 additional makes and models of firearms.
- [Australia Gets It Right on Firearms Prohibition Orders—And Why Canada’s Approach Is All Wrong](https://cssa-cila.org/australia-gets-it-right-on-firearms-prohibition-orders-and-why-canadas-approach-is-all-wrong/) - In the Australian province of Victoria, police seized quantities of cannabis, cocaine, MDMA, steroids and ketamine in a four-day operation focused on criminals under court-ordered Firearms Prohibition Orders (FPOs).[i] Australian police take Firearms Prohibition Orders seriously and FPOs allow police to conduct warrantless searches of an individual, their vehicle and/or residence to ensure compliance. The
- [The Shifting Sands of Canadian Firearms Policy](https://cssa-cila.org/the-shifting-sands-of-canadian-firearms-policy/) - A Special Report from the Canadian Shooting Sports Association February 2025 Since he took office in 2015, Justin Trudeau and his Liberal government has incrementally and intentionally destroyed our community, our culture, our heritage and prohibited our access to firearms that have been legal for generations. On December 5, 2024, the Liberal government announced another
- [Crisis, Control, and the Liberal Leadership Race: Will Canada See Real Change?](https://cssa-cila.org/crisis-control-and-the-liberal-leadership-race-will-canada-see-real-change/) - Justin Trudeau's time as Prime Minister is marked by strategic alliances and policy shifts with a single goal: to keep him in power. His political maneuverings are finally running out of steam and, with disastrous approval ratings, deepening economic hardship, and a string of scandals, even the party he brought back from the dead is
- [Trudeau’s Final Betrayal: A Senate Stacked Against the Will of the People](https://cssa-cila.org/trudeaus-final-betrayal-a-senate-stacked-against-the-will-of-the-people/) - Justin Trudeau will – again – violate his promise to Canadians that, "My Liberal [Senate] Caucus, from now on, will only have people who were elected by the people of Canada in it."[i] Trudeau has lied to Canadians so many times and about so many things that it’s impossible to be surprised any more. Justin
- [The 11th Annual Great Canadian Reception at SHOT Show Las Vegas](https://cssa-cila.org/the-11th-annual-great-canadian-reception-at-shot-show-las-vegas/) - The world’s largest firearms exhibition – The Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show in Las Vegas, Nevada – is the perfect venue to meet and collaborate with business owners and firearms community advocates from around the world. This year’s event was a sell-out success, with over 250 representatives of Canada’s firearms industry attending our
- [Power For Sale: $350,000 To Become Canada’s Next Prime Minister](https://cssa-cila.org/power-for-sale-350000-to-become-canadas-next-prime-minister/) - With its hefty $350,000 entrance fee and a 45-day campaign, the only people who can enter the Liberal Leadership Contest are Party Insiders with deep Liberal insider connections and even deeper pockets. Only Liberal Party insiders stand any chance of raising $350,000 in 30 days. This leaves many Canadians feeling like the Liberal Party is
- [Winnipeg's Misguided Attempt at Federal Buyback Partnership](https://cssa-cila.org/winnipegs-misguided-attempt-at-federal-buyback-partnership/) - CSSA Alert: Winnipeg's Misguided Attempt at Federal Buyback Partnership The recent recommendation for Winnipeg to join the “federal assault-style firearm buyback program,” or as we call it, the Firearms Confiscation Compensation Scheme, demonstrates yet another concerning overreach in Canadian firearm policy. While city officials may view this as a straightforward administrative decision, the reality is
- [Freeland's PM Bid: Another Shot at Law-Abiding Gun Owners?](https://cssa-cila.org/freelands-pm-bid-another-shot-at-law-abiding-gun-owners/) - From the desk of the Canadian Shooting Sports AssociationJanuary 14, 2025 Fellow law-abiding firearms enthusiasts, break out the party poppers (while they're still legal) because we've got exciting news! Our very own ex-Deputy Prime Minister, Chrystia Freeland, is throwing her hat into the ring to become our next Prime Minister. You know, the same Freeland
- [The New Year’s Resignation that Wasn’t](https://cssa-cila.org/the-new-years-resignation-that-wasnt/) - On January 6, 2025, Justin Trudeau announced his intention to resign. "I intend to resign as party leader—as prime minister—after the party selects its next leader through a robust, nationwide competitive process. Last night, I asked the president of the Liberal Party to begin that process," Trudeau said.[i] Trudeau announced that he shut down Parliament
- [Join Our Team! Entry-Level Position Available](https://cssa-cila.org/join-our-team-entry-level-position-available/) - Location: In-Office (NO remote work)Hours: Monday – Friday, 9 AM – 5 PM (occasional weekends as needed) Starting Wage: Competitive, above minimum wage Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package available after 6 months Are you a motivated self-starter with strong organizational and people skills? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment and enjoy working with a team? If so, we want to
- [CSSA Statement on Prime Minister Trudeau's Resignation: A New Chapter for Canadian Firearms Rights](https://cssa-cila.org/cssa-statement-on-prime-minister-trudeaus-resignation-a-new-chapter-for-canadian-firearms-rights/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 6, 2025 CSSA Statement on Prime Minister Trudeau's Resignation: A New Chapter for Canadian Firearms Rights The Canadian Shooting Sports Association acknowledges Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's decision to step down as Liberal Party leader. After nearly a decade of policies that have deeply affected Canada's law-abiding firearms community, this change in leadership
- [Happy New Year 2025](https://cssa-cila.org/happy-new-year-2025/) - Happy New Year from the Canadian Shooting Sports Association As we close the book on 2024, we must remember the challenges our community has faced. The past years have brought waves of restrictions that tested our resolve. True to form, Canada's sport shooters stood tall, united, and determined. Despite attempts to diminish our lawful sporting
- [Year End Message From The President](https://cssa-cila.org/year-end-message-from-the-president/) - Dear Valued CSSA Members, As we face 2025, I want to express my deepest gratitude for your resilience and dedication throughout what has been one of the most challenging years for Canadian firearm owners. Your unwavering support of our organization during 2024's unprecedented restrictions has demonstrated the strength of our community. This past year tested
- [Poland Makes Firearms Safety Training Mandatory](https://cssa-cila.org/poland-makes-firearms-safety-training-mandatory/) - Poland’s Ministry of Education introduced a firearms training program into the school curriculum in 2022. Students are taught firearms safety and how to handle firearms properly using replica firearms, air guns, and laser-based tools. The training guns used cannot accept live ammunition, which ensures everyone’s safety.[i] Firearms training classes are mandatory for all students. Primary
- [“Minority Report” Premise to Become Law in Canada](https://cssa-cila.org/minority-report-premise-to-become-law-in-canada/) - Thought crimes are poised to become law in Canada via Justin Trudeau’s Online Harms Act, currently before parliament. In the short story, “Minority Report,” made famous by Tom Cruise’s movie of the same name, Anderton tells Witwer, “Precrime has cut down felonies by ninety-nine and decimal point eight percent,” praising the program because, “we seldom get
- [More Gun Bans - December 5, 2024 - CBC Interview](https://cssa-cila.org/more-gun-bans-december-5-2024-cbc-interview/) - Tony Bernardo, a spokesperson for the Canadian Shooting Sports Association, engaged in a discussion with CBC regarding the announcement of a new gun ban, which took effect on December 5, 2024. This conversation highlights the association's perspective on the matter, as well as the broader impact on the shooting sports community and gun ownership in
- [New Gun Ban by Order in Council Prohibits 324 More Makes and Models of Firearms](https://cssa-cila.org/new-gun-ban-by-order-in-council-prohibits-324-more-makes-and-models-of-firearms/) - "The issue with guns is not with criminal guns. It's with legal gun owners that have issues and we must protect our families," Nathalie Provost said during a November 25, 2024, press conference.[i] It appears that Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc agrees with Ms. Provost’s assertion. Today the Minister announced the prohibition of 104 families
- [Nova Scotia Landslide: A Harbinger of What’s to Come Federally?](https://cssa-cila.org/nova-scotia-landslide-a-harbinger-of-whats-to-come-federally/) - Two Atlantic provincial elections delivered dramatically different results. In New Brunswick’s election, Premier Blaine Higgs lost his seat as well as his government to a Susan Holt’s Liberal Party. Five weeks later, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston led his Progressive Conservative Party to an even larger majority than he won the first time. Zach Churchill,
- [Negligent Discharge of a Firearm: How It Happens And How to Prevent It](https://cssa-cila.org/negligent-discharge-of-a-firearm-how-it-happens-and-how-to-prevent-it/) - Four disturbing cases of the negligent discharge of a firearm hit the news this week. They are stark and painful reminders that firearms safety is your responsibility and that, if you let your guard down for a millisecond, the consequences can be tragic. 1-Year-Old-Girl Killed On November 16, 2024, in Araporã, Brazil, a 1-year-old girl
- [Message From The President November 16, 2024](https://cssa-cila.org/message-from-the-president-november-16-2024/) - Five years ago, the Trudeau government created the propaganda phrase "Assault-Style Firearm" to prepare Canadians for the mass confiscation of legally owned private property from licensed gun owners. To justify this theft, Trudeau and his government declared that these firearms "pose a significant threat to public safety." Yet five years later – while drug dealers
- [Gun Confiscations in a Free and Democratic Saskatchewan?](https://cssa-cila.org/gun-confiscations-in-a-free-and-democratic-saskatchewan/) - They will begin confiscating those guns soon, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc promised on September 24, 2024.[i] Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc insists he can confiscate banned firearms held by firearms dealers in a timely manner, despite the fact there is still no plan. At that September press conference, LeBlanc said confiscations from firearms businesses
- [The Alberta Bill of Rights Amendment Act: What Does It Mean for Gun Owners?](https://cssa-cila.org/the-alberta-bill-of-rights-amendment-act-what-does-it-mean-for-gun-owners/) - “The [Alberta] Bill of Rights has served its purpose well over the years. But, as our society evolves, so too must our laws to ensure our rights and freedoms remain properly protected in an ever-changing world,” said Premier Danielle Smith.[i] One of those updates includes enshrining “the right of individuals to legally acquire, keep, and
- [Are The Winds of Change Sweeping Across Canada?](https://cssa-cila.org/are-the-winds-of-change-sweeping-across-canada/) - Three provinces went to the polls in October. The results of those contests signaled that change is in the air, although in very different ways. In New Brunswick, Blaine Higgs's Progressive Conservative government fell to Susan Holt and her provincial Liberal Party. Premier Higgs lost his own seat. Holt distanced herself from Justin Trudeau by
- [BC Election Delivers Good News Despite Its Lack of a Decision](https://cssa-cila.org/bc-election-delivers-good-news-despite-its-lack-of-a-decision/) - BC is the first of three provinces that went to the polls this month, yet the result of that election remains unknown. This was a “change” election that saw the BC Conservatives, a party that hadn’t elected a single member to the BC Legislature in decades, come within inches of forming government. It also saw
- [Majority of Offences Involve Illegally Owned Guns](https://cssa-cila.org/majority-of-offences-involve-illegally-owned-guns/) - In Auckland, New Zealand, government data reports that 879 firearms offences were committed in the first six months of 2024. Only 18 of those offences were carried out by people with an active firearms licence.[i] Port-au-Prince, Haiti, was cut off from the world by air, sea and land blockades, yet criminal gangs had no problem
- [BC’s Election Firearms Debate](https://cssa-cila.org/bcs-election-firearms-debate/) - Michael Bryant, the disgraced former Ontario Attorney General responsible for the vehicular death of Darcy Allan Sheppard, is injecting himself into the BC provincial election, parroting typical Liberal talking points in an attempt to influence BC voters. "Fewer handguns, fewer funerals. Fewer military-style semi-automatic weapons, less gun crime," said Michael Bryant. That’s a crass attempt
- [Trudeau Govt Kicks CSAAA to the Curb](https://cssa-cila.org/trudeau-govt-kicks-csaaa-to-the-curb/) - When Justin Trudeau banned over 1,500 makes and models of rifles and shotguns, he saddled firearms wholesalers and retailers across the country with millions of dollars of inventory rendered worthless with the stroke of a pen. No business can remain viable in the face of politically motivated dictates which, by law, prohibit a business from
- [Liberals: Long on Gun Confiscation Promises, Short on Follow-Through](https://cssa-cila.org/liberals-long-on-gun-confiscation-promises-short-on-follow-through/) - Justin Trudeau and his Liberal government are obsessed with confiscating guns owned by licensed firearms owners. On the day Justin Trudeau and Bill Blair banned 1,500 makes and models of rifles and shotguns, they promised that Firearms Confiscation Compensation would be paid to owners of these now-worthless guns. Since then, the consistent theme from Justin
- [Child’s Toy Water Gun is a Dangerous “Assault Weapon” claims OPP](https://cssa-cila.org/childs-toy-water-gun-is-a-dangerous-assault-weapon-claims-opp/) - In past generations, anyone who called the police to report “an assault” by a children’s water gun would be told – in no uncertain terms – to stop wasting precious police resources. Today these childish complaints are acted upon by Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) to criminally charge “the offender” – 58-year-old Wendy Washik. All because
- [Will BC’s “Blue Wave” Wipe Liberals Off the Political Map?](https://cssa-cila.org/will-bcs-blue-wave-wipe-liberals-off-the-political-map/) - The latest Angus Reid poll says Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party will be annihilated in the next Federal election.[i] “The Liberals are still operating with a large support deficit which has lasted more than a year.” “Since the party elected Pierre Poilievre as leader, the CPC have made gains across nearly all demographics and regions at
- [Smith & Wesson Class Action Lawsuit Shot Down ](https://cssa-cila.org/smith-wesson-class-action-lawsuit-shot-down/) - On Sunday, July 22, 2018, a man with a stolen handgun walked along Toronto’s Danforth Avenue shooting random strangers. The murderer shot and killed 18-year-old Reese Fallon, 10-year-old Julianna Kosis, and injured 13 other individuals. Samantha Price is one of those injured on that tragic night. On December 16, 2019, Samantha Price, Skye McLeod, Kenneth
- [Be Grateful. It Could Be Far Worse.](https://cssa-cila.org/be-grateful-it-could-be-far-worse/) - Yes, Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government is the worst government for Canadians in at least a generation, and we’re not even talking about guns. Yes, he’s terrible for Canadian gun owners, but our saving grace is that he’s utterly incompetent. While other countries confiscated guns quickly after mass murders, there’s an argument to be made that
- [Keilia Windigo Murder Highlights Failure of Youth Justice System](https://cssa-cila.org/keilia-windigo-murder-highlights-failure-of-youth-justice-system/) - Keilia Windigo, a bright, talented young woman who “only saw the good in people” was murdered August 18th in Wolseley, SK, at a party celebrating her 18th birthday.[i] “You could do her wrong and she would forgive you that very moment," Kristen Windigo, Keilia’s mother, wrote on social media. “She brought happiness and comfort into
- [Minister Nicole McKee Slams Misinformation Spread by NZ Police Association](https://cssa-cila.org/minister-nicole-mckee-slams-misinformation-spread-by-nz-police-association/) - Chris Cahill, president of the New Zealand Police Association, says Nicole McKee, the Associate Minister responsible for firearms reform, should be stripped of her responsibility because she “refuses” to consult with his association. “The association has been deliberately excluded as a voice in the review of crucial aspects of firearms reform legislation,” Cahill wrote in an open
- [Bill Blair: So is it a Revocation Letter? Yes or No.](https://cssa-cila.org/bill-blair-so-is-it-a-revocation-letter-yes-or-no/) - The RCMP’s recent letter claiming to “nullify” registration certificates for restricted rifles banned by the Liberal government’s May 1st Order in Council is causing confusion across the firearms community. On July 21st, we published our opinion that - while the letter informs you that your certificate has been cancelled - the RCMP’s letter is NOT a Firearm
- [What’s Behind All the Broad-Daylight Shootings in the GTA?](https://cssa-cila.org/whats-behind-all-the-broad-daylight-shootings-in-the-gta/) - In downtown Hamilton, the violence is so prevalent that Canada Post suspended deliveries for two days last month.[i] “Due to the recent incident of public violence, we temporarily suspended our collection and delivery operations in the downtown core of Hamilton Friday, July 12 and Monday, July 15,” said Phil Rogers from Canada Post. The same
- [Desperate Trudeau Govt Now Seeks Retired RCMP to Confiscate Guns from Licensed Owners](https://cssa-cila.org/desperate-trudeau-govt-now-seeks-retired-rcmp-to-confiscate-guns-from-licensed-owners/) - Since Justin Trudeau first announced the ban on most semi-automatic rifles and shotguns on May 1, 2020, he insisted he would compensate firearms owners for guns confiscated and destroyed by his Liberal government. Over four years later, there is still no Firearms Confiscation Compensation Scheme. There is no program, no plan, and no clue how
- [UPDATE: SK Govt--Métis Nation MOU, Louis Riel and Batoche Days](https://cssa-cila.org/update-sk-govt-metis-nation-mou-louis-riel-and-batoche-days/) - On November 25, 2023, the Saskatchewan government signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Metis Nation-Saskatchewan. The MOU outlined four specific areas of cooperation and collaboration: Promotion of education and licensing of as many community members as possible. Minimizing unnecessary criminalization of individuals for regulatory offences. The need for appropriate compensation for seized firearms.
- [What Do You Do When Your Home is Threatened by Wildfire?](https://cssa-cila.org/what-do-you-do-when-your-home-is-threatened-by-wildfire/) - That’s the question one CSSA member posed this week, and it’s not an easy one to answer. Whether it’s fire, as in Slave Lake in 2011, Fort MacMurray in 2016, and Lytton in 2021, or flooding like High River in 2013, what are a licensed firearm owner’s options when faced with an impending natural disaster?
- [Hope for New Zealand Gun Owners has a Name: Nicole McKee](https://cssa-cila.org/hope-for-new-zealand-gun-owners-has-a-name-nicole-mckee/) - On March 29, 2019, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a country-wide “ban on all military style semi-automatics (MSSA) and assault rifles in New Zealand.”[i] Five years later, Ardern is a footnote in history and a new government focused on protecting rights (instead of trampling them in the name of “safety”) is reversing the
- [Toronto’s Youth-Driven Violence Escalates Despite Policing Initiative and National Day Against Gun Violence](https://cssa-cila.org/torontos-youth-driven-violence-escalates-despite-policing-initiative-and-national-day-against-gun-violence/) - There are no easy solutions to the gang and drug violence that plagues the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), as well as every other major urban environment in Canada. The knee-jerk reaction that we must ban more guns from licensed owners is not the solution. That’s the standard line from almost every community group and municipal
- [Trudeau Liberals Lose By-Election in Riding They Held for 30 Years](https://cssa-cila.org/trudeau-liberals-lose-by-election-in-riding-they-held-for-30-years/) - First, CSSA sends our hearty congratulations to MP-elect Don Stewart, who did what so many political pundits said was impossible. He won. Those of us who follow politics closely went to bed last night thinking Justin Trudeau’s candidate in Toronto–St. Paul's managed to hold on, despite a valiant charge by Conservative Candidate Don Stewart. From iPolitics
- [Illegal Guns Flood Across Border; 3D Printed Guns a Rising Threat Domestically](https://cssa-cila.org/illegal-guns-flood-across-border-3d-printed-guns-a-rising-threat-domestically/) - On May 22, 2024, Steven Johnson crossed into Canada through the Akwesasne reserve, which straddles the Canada-US border. Once Johnson left Akwesasne, a multi-jurisdictional law enforcement team stopped his vehicle under the authority of the Customs Act. In his vehicle, Police discovered three suitcases filled with 26 handguns, two semi-automatic rifles, 95 magazines of various
- [How to Keep Guns Out of the Hands of Criminals: Lessons from Australia and New Zealand](https://cssa-cila.org/how-to-keep-guns-out-of-the-hands-of-criminals-lessons-from-australia-and-new-zealand/) - Canada’s Firearms Act monitors licensed firearms owners. There is no provision to track those prohibited from possessing firearms and other weapons.
- [Sunshine and Smiles at the 11th Annual Parliamentary Day at the Range](https://cssa-cila.org/sunshine-and-smiles-at-the-11th-annual-parliamentary-day-at-the-range/) - Participants of the 2024 Parliamentary Day at the Range were graced with beautiful sunny skies and 26 degrees thanks to the box of rain ponchos that sat – unused again – at this year’s event. That box of rain gear – superstition would have us believe - guarantees good weather for the annual day-long shooting
- [CSSA Supports Our Next Generation of Sports Shooters Through Scouts Canada](https://cssa-cila.org/cssa-supports-our-next-generation-of-sports-shooters-through-scouts-canada/) - These children are the future of our heritage and our longstanding culture of safety in the shooting sports.
- [Mass Shootings with Guns: The German Experience](https://cssa-cila.org/mass-shootings-with-guns-the-german-experience/) - On the evening of March 9, 2023, Philipp Fusz entered a worship service at a Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall in Hamburg, Germany, killing seven people, including a 7-month unborn baby, and wounded eight more.[i] He fired 135 rounds, including the one the coward used to kill himself long before police arrived. His mass killing sparked
- [Trudeau’s Legacy: Stabbing Murders Increase Year after Year](https://cssa-cila.org/trudeaus-legacy-stabbing-murders-increase-year-after-year/) - A spate of recent stabbing assaults and murders in Toronto[i], Vancouver[ii], Edmonton[iii], Calgary[iv], Regina[v], Saskatoon[vi], Winnipeg[vii], Montreal[viii], Halifax[ix] and other Canadian cities have ordinary citizens extremely concerned for their safety. This government has been warned repeatedly, yet public calls for action from CBC in 2019[x], The Vancouver Sun in 2021[xi], and The Canadian Press in 2022[xii] went
- [Social Media Red Tape for Firearms Owners](https://cssa-cila.org/social-media-red-tape-for-firearms-owners/) - Are you someone who has an interest in firearms or is involved in the firearms industry? Have you noticed a significant decrease in the amount of firearms-related content appearing on your Facebook and Instagram news feeds? If you are a store owner, have you observed a decline in your engagement level and impression numbers on
- [Australia Renews Commitment to Its Failed Gun Registry](https://cssa-cila.org/australia-renews-commitment-to-its-failed-gun-registry/) - In 1996, Australia banned the import, ownership, sale, possession and manufacture of semi-automatic firearms. Australia implemented its version of a Firearms Confiscation Compensation Scheme, confiscated between 650,000[i] and one million guns[ii], and destroyed them. Australia’s 1996 National Firearms Agreement (NFA), drafted one month after the Port Arthur massacre, also established a national firearms registry and required a permit
- [Four Year Anniversary of the May 1st, 2020, OIC Firearms Ban](https://cssa-cila.org/four-year-anniversary-of-the-may-1st-2020-oic-firearms-ban/) - Four years ago, Justin Trudeau twisted a nation's grief over the Nova Scotia mass murders into the largest firearms confiscation scheme in Canadian history. The Nova Scotia killer used smuggled and stolen guns, and illegally obtained ammunition, gasoline and matches to murder 22 innocent people – facts ignored by Prime Minister Trudeau in his opportunistic
- [Canada Post Says NO to Trudeau Gun Grab](https://cssa-cila.org/canada-post-says-no-to-trudeau-gun-grab/) - On April 23, 2024, news broke that Canada Post notified Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government that it refuses to participate in the collection of firearms prohibited by the May 1, 2020, Order in Council or ship them for destruction.[i] Canada Post’s refusal is “based on concerns about its employees' security” and other issues. "It's a challenge,
- [Budget 2024 and Trudeau’s Firearms Confiscation Compensation Scheme](https://cssa-cila.org/budget-2024-and-trudeaus-firearms-confiscation-compensation-scheme/) - On April 16, 2024, Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre delivered a scathing rebuke of Justin Trudeau’s government. “StatsCan reveals that gun violence is up 101% after eight years of Trudeau. Go figure. Banning hunters and sports shooters doesn’t stop crime. Stopping gangsters and gun smugglers will.”[i] Poilievre’s statement is slightly out of context. Yes, firearms-related
- [3D Printed Guns: Legitimate Hobby or Criminal Enterprise?](https://cssa-cila.org/3d-printed-guns-legitimate-hobby-or-criminal-enterprise/) - A home hobbyist gunsmith typically manufactures a gun to test their skills and abilities, and all in pursuit of their hobby. Edmonton’s Roy Evan Tucker, 29, is no firearms hobbyist.
- [Jamil Jivani: Congratulations on Your Amazing Victory!](https://cssa-cila.org/jamil-jivani-congratulations-on-your-amazing-victory/) - With 57% of the votes cast in his favour, Jamil Jivani crushed Justin Trudeau’s Liberals and dealt them their worst electoral defeat on record in Durham, Ontario.
- [No action is good news as Liberals fumble with the safety lock](https://cssa-cila.org/no-action-is-good-news-as-liberals-fumble-with-the-safety-lock/) - Linda Slobodian | Western Standard | April 10, 2024 Tick tock. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government is up against the federal election clock. So many more freedoms to assault, so little time before the cabal gets the expected eviction notice. There’s a radiant silver lining to the Trudeau government’s profoundly abysmal inefficiency, particularly when it
- [A Blueprint for Better Government](https://cssa-cila.org/a-blueprint-for-better-government/) - Governments don’t save anyone. People do, yet most of us throw our hands in the air and cry, “What can I do? I’m just one person!” Margaret Mead gives us the answer.
- [Trudeau’s Legacy: Gang Wars and Automatic Gunfire now Commonplace](https://cssa-cila.org/trudeaus-legacy-gang-wars-and-automatic-gunfire-now-commonplace/) - Brazen gang shootings are nothing new to BC’s Lower Mainland, but Saturday night’s automatic gunfire in a residential White Rock neighbourhood rocked that city to its core.
- [Systemic Liberal Incompetence Costs All Taxpayers](https://cssa-cila.org/systemic-liberal-incompetence-costs-all-taxpayers/) - Have we as a country finally arrived at what, for many, is the inescapable conclusion that a dead dog would do a better job of running this country than Trudeau?
- [Car Theft Debacle: The Inevitable Result of Failed Trudeau Policies](https://cssa-cila.org/car-theft-debacle-the-inevitable-result-of-failed-trudeau-policies/) - Aren’t police supposed to apprehend criminals, not cower before them?
- [York Regional Police: 100% of Traced Guns Smuggled from United States](https://cssa-cila.org/york-regional-police-100-of-traced-guns-smuggled-from-united-states/) - York Regional Police kicked the legs out from under Justin Trudeau’s “handgun freeze” when they presented their report – Guns, Gangs and Violence – to the Police Services Board on November 7th.[i] “Out of 107 firearms that you see, 83 of them were successfully traced. Of those 83 guns that were traced, 100 per cent
- [Canadian Shooting Sports Association Launches Multi-Pronged Lawsuit Against Trudeau Government over Handgun Freeze](https://cssa-cila.org/cssa-lawsuit/) - Donate Below FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Canadian Shooting Sports Association Launches Multi-Pronged Lawsuit Against Trudeau Government over Handgun Freeze November 21, 2022 OSHAWA, ON –The Canadian Shooting Sports Association (CSSA) launched a multi-pronged lawsuit against the Canadian federal government for their de facto handgun confiscation scheme euphemistically labelled a “handgun freeze.” The Trudeau government scheme,
- [Liberals Propose to Ban Semi-Automatic Firearms](https://cssa-cila.org/liberals-propose-to-ban-semi-automatic-firearms/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – November 22, 2022 OSHAWA, ON – Today, rumours that Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government will ban semi-automatic rifles and shotguns are confirmed. An amendment to Bill C-21, currently before a House of Commons committee, was tabled today that will ban all semi-automatic rifles and shotguns capable of accepting an external magazine. That
- [TheGunBlog.ca Interviews Tony Bernardo on Bill C-21 Lawsuit, Canada Gun-Rights Advocacy](https://cssa-cila.org/thegunblog-ca-interviews-tony-bernardo-bill-c-21-lawsuit-canada-gun-rights-advocacy/)
- [CSSA Federal Lawsuit: An Overview](https://cssa-cila.org/cssa-federal-lawsuit-an-overview/) - Our press release announcing CSSA’s multi-pronged lawsuit against the federal government for its de facto handgun confiscation scheme sparked a flurry of speculation. It appears that a lack of comprehension caused some to make erroneous declarations of what the CSSA’s lawsuit is about on some online forums – without ever reading the press release in
- [Saskatchewan Firearms Act Proposes to License Fed Gun Grabbers](https://cssa-cila.org/saskatchewan-firearms-act-proposes-to-license-fed-gun-grabbers/) - Congratulations to Christine Tell, Saskatchewan Minister of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety, for putting the federal government on notice. Federal Firearm Seizure Agents must, within 45 days, pay fair market value compensation, as determined by the Saskatchewan Firearms Commissioner, to the individual from whom the firearm was seized. 5-3 If a firearm is seized from
- [RCMP Caught Lying to Parliament](https://cssa-cila.org/rcmp-caught-lying-to-parliament/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – December 7, 2022 RCMP Caught Lying to Parliament Canadian Firearms Program Technical Specialist Murray Smith Misleads MPs OTTAWA – Today, Tony Bernardo, Executive Director of the Canadian Shooting Sports Association, issued the following statement regarding comments made by the RCMP’s Murray Smith at the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public
- [What's Wrong With Canadians?](https://cssa-cila.org/whats-wrong-with-canadians/) - Not you. You understand that reducing sentences for violent criminal offences and gun smuggling doesn't stop violent criminals or prevent gang shootings. You comprehend that pointless gestures like Justin Trudeau's bans on firearms owned by licensed firearms owners is beyond useless at stopping drug-fueled, gang-related shootings. You know that gang violence will never be stopped
- [Mendicino Abdicates Responsibility, Criminals Rejoice](https://cssa-cila.org/mendicino-abdicates-responsibility-criminals-rejoice/) - Canada’s Firearms Prohibition Order system (FPO) is broken. This is undeniable. Violent career criminals threaten public safety with illegal guns when our justice system plays “Catch and Release” instead of “Hold Them Accountable.” This, too, is undeniable. Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino knows the FPO system is broken, yet he steadfastly refuses to lift a
- [Dine with MP Raquel Dancho at Stick To Your Guns Dinner 2023](https://cssa-cila.org/dine-with-mp-raquel-dancho-at-stick-to-your-guns-dinner-2023/) - YOUR EXCLUSIVE INVITATION Dine with MP Raquel Dancho at "Stick To Your Guns" Dinner 2023 Are you ready for an unforgettable evening of inspiration, camaraderie and fine dining? We're honoured to welcome MP Raquel Dancho, MP for Kildonan—St. Paul, MB, and the Shadow Minister of Public Safety, as our Keynote Speaker for our “Stick To
- [Bill C-21: Tough on Crime or Smoke and Mirrors?](https://cssa-cila.org/bill-c-21-tough-on-crime-or-smoke-and-mirrors/) - A Deep Dive into Canada’s Flawed FPO System Some of us are old enough to remember a time when journalists fought hard to report the truth and let the reader decide where they stood on an issue. Today, what passes for journalism is parroting government talking points instead of digging for and demanding the truth
- [10th Annual Parliamentary Day at the Range a Massive Success](https://cssa-cila.org/10th-annual-parliamentary-day-at-the-range-a-massive-success/) - Once again, rain threatened to douse the spirits of 113 MPs, Senators, Hill staffers and over 100 volunteers – if not the forest fires whose smoke settled over The Stittsville Shooting Ranges – at the 2023 Parliamentary Day at the Range. The annual event – presented by the Parliamentary Outdoor Caucus and the Canadian Shooting
- [Mob Rule vs The Consent of the Governed](https://cssa-cila.org/mob-rule-vs-the-consent-of-the-governed/) - Government’s primary purpose – at all levels – is to protect the rights of minorities. The smallest minority is the individual; therefore, government’s primary purpose is to protect the rights of the individual. “Mob rule” or “the tyranny of the majority” is when the whims of uninformed and/or fearful individuals (who are manipulated by politicians
- [Branden Land: The Predictable Result of Trudeau’s Failed Policies](https://cssa-cila.org/branden-land-the-predictable-result-of-trudeaus-failed-policies/) - On Monday, Edmonton Police issued a “shelter in place” order because an armed suspect was roaming the area of 48 St. and 28 Ave. The E.P.S. Tactical Unit and other police officers flooded the area, resulting in the arrest of 25-year-old Branden Land. Land is charged with careless use of a firearm, pointing a firearm,
- [SK Firearms Office Signs Landmark Education Agreement with Métis Nation](https://cssa-cila.org/sk-firearms-office-signs-landmark-education-agreement-with-metis-nation/) - For Robert Freberg, Chief Firearms Officer of Saskatchewan, education - not criminal charges - is the pathway to compliance. Freberg’s lifelong commitment to public safety through education culminated in this groundbreaking agreement with Métis Nation-Saskatchewan that will raise awareness about the importance of firearms safety training. The educational initiative will also promote Canada’s firearms licensing
- [Keep Our Friends Close… And Accountable](https://cssa-cila.org/keep-our-friends-close-and-accountable/) - In October 2019, we asked the question, “if re-elected, will Trudeau cripple hunting and target sports in Canada?” We said then the answer was “probably” yes because we didn’t know what he had in mind. Now we do. If Trudeau is elected again, he will complete the destruction of Canada’s hunting and sport shooting communities
- [The Lesson of John Moses Browning (It’s not what you might think)](https://cssa-cila.org/the-lesson-of-john-moses-browning-its-not-what-you-might-think/) - On February 14, 1911, John Moses Browning was issued the patent for his M1911 semi-automatic pistol. That handgun became the standard issue sidearm for the United States Armed Forces for almost 75 years and, to this day, continues his legacy under a host of other manufacturers. As amazing as that pistol is, it pales in
- [Immigrant Father Killed, 15-year-old wounded in Random Toronto Drive-By Shootings](https://cssa-cila.org/immigrant-father-killed-15-year-old-wounded-in-random-toronto-drive-by-shootings/) - Justin Trudeau’s so-called “handgun freeze” – stopping licensed firearms owners from buying, selling or trading legally-owned firearms – was sold to Canadians as a way to stop criminals from obtaining the guns they use to destroy lives year in and year out. "When people are being killed, when people are being hurt, responsible leadership requires
- [Team CSSA E-NEWS – March 26, 2015](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-march-26-2015/) - COMMENTARY – Coalition! In Memoriam – Charles Wayne Morris CSSA Annual General Meeting - May 30, 2015 - Ottawa Conference And Event Centre. Great Speakers And Seminars, Special Guests, “Stick To Your Guns” Dinner Gun/Militaria Show – Sunday, March 22, 2015 – Orangeville, Ontario A.A.C.C.A. Calgary Gun Show – April 3 And 4, 2015 – Calgary, Alberta Army Cadets Place 3rd In Marksmanship Commentary #3 – RCMP High River Report – Do You Want A Repeat Of What The RCMP Did In High River For Your Town? NDP Leader Tom Mulcair Remains Open To Liberal Alliance To Knock Out Tories CTV Poll On The Importance Of Guns For Safety In Rural Homes Borrowed Culture Wars Elites "Losing Their Collectivist Minds" Over Harper's Remarks On Guns And Self-Defence Canada In The Rough – Rainforest Ghosts Rick Mercer Report – Rick And Trap Shooting
- [View of Canada's Firearms Industry from the Top of the World](https://cssa-cila.org/view-of-canadas-firearms-industry-from-the-top-of-the-world/) - Where better to meet and collaborate with like-minded firearms business owners and firearms community advocates than at the world’s largest firearms event, The Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, each January. Almost 300 representatives of Canada’s firearms industry met Wednesday night 108 floors above Las Vegas at the Stratosphere’s Air
- [Who is the Greatest Threat to You and Your Family?](https://cssa-cila.org/who-is-the-greatest-threat-to-you-and-your-family/) - Some would argue “governments – federal, provincial and municipal” but we have two different groups in mind today. Who is the greatest threat to you and your family, a gang of armed home invaders or licensed firearms owners? If you’re not a politician but a defenseless family sleeping in Barrie, Ontario, at 2:20am on January
- [Bill C-21 Passed. Brace for the Next Liberal Assault on Our Community](https://cssa-cila.org/bill-c-21-passed-brace-for-the-next-liberal-assault-on-our-community/) - We regret to announce the Senate passed Bill C-21 late today, and the bill is expected to receive Royal Assent on Friday, December 15th. Despite hearing from over 60 expert witnesses, including Alberta CFO Terri Bryant and Saskatchewan CFO Robert Freberg, their pleas for common sense measures to go after criminals, not licensed gun owners,
- [2024 Ammo Shortage and Substantial Price Increases Coming](https://cssa-cila.org/2024-ammo-shortage-and-substantial-price-increases-coming/) - On June 29th, we ended our commentary with these words:[i] Confiscating firearms from the most peaceful segment of Canadian society remains this Liberal government’s highest priority. Why? What are they planning to do that requires ordinary, decent Canadians be disarmed first? Buy ammunition, folks. Today, we’re encouraging you to buy ammunition while you still can,
- [Trudeau to PAL Holders: No Firearms Confiscation Compensation for You](https://cssa-cila.org/trudeau-to-pal-holders-no-firearms-confiscation-compensation-for-you/) - Buried deep inside Justin Trudeau’s 2023 Fall Economic Statement, there is a line item that confirms CSSA’s long-held position that the Trudeau government would not pay compensation to RCMP-vetted licensed firearms owners. That line item, Advancing the Collection of Banned Assault-Style Firearms, shows an allocation of $27 million in 2023-24 and $62 million in 2024-25,
- [Government Hypocrisy on Guns: Sidney Island Edition](https://cssa-cila.org/government-hypocrisy-on-guns-sidney-island-edition/) - Justin Trudeau was wrong when he berated Canadians on May 1, 2020, saying, “You don’t need an AR-15 to bring down a deer.”[i] The AR-15 appears to be the rifle selected by private contractors to slaughter European Fallow Deer on Sidney Island[ii], just off the coast of Vancouver Island beginning December 1st. Since the 1960s,
- [Trudeau's Blind Spot - Violent Criminals with Illegal Guns](https://cssa-cila.org/trudeaus-blind-spot-violent-criminals-with-illegal-guns/) - The Senate hearings on Bill C-21 - specifically the witnesses called to testify about the bill's wondrous qualities - categorically deny the obvious. Criminals with illegal guns are responsible for 99% of all crimes committed with firearms. A few cases in point that our political "masters" refuse to acknowledge: November 13th: The recent wave of
- [Reporter Breaks the Law and Admits It, So Why No Criminal Charges?](https://cssa-cila.org/reporter-breaks-the-law-and-admits-it-so-why-no-criminal-charges/) - On November 11, 2023, La Press reporter Tristan Péloquin did what no CSSA member dares attempt. He bought a non-restricted SKS with three detachable magazines in a private sale, without receiving a transfer authorization by the Canadian Firearms Centre, as required by law. “A private Facebook group allowed gun owners to sell military-style weapons for
- [Tony Bernardo at SECD: “Clearly, this 30-year-old approach doesn't work”](https://cssa-cila.org/tony-bernardo-at-secd-clearly-this-30-year-old-approach-doesnt-work/) - On Monday, November 6, CSSA Executive Director Tony Bernardo addressed Bill C-21 before the Standing Senate Committee on National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs (SECD).[i] “You have been listening to firearms experts and they have told you the problem and have given you the science to reduce gun crime. What I don't understand is why
- [One By One Movement Founder to Senate: Just Tell the Truth](https://cssa-cila.org/one-by-one-movement-founder-to-senate-just-tell-the-truth/) - Marcell Wilson is a former gang member, former international crime figure and founder of The One By One Movement, whose laudable goal is, in part, to give young people the tools and skills to leave gang life behind forever. Wilson’s focus: to stop and prevent the violence he once perpetrated through anti-bullying measures, prevention, intervention,
- [SK & AB Chief Firearms Officers Testify to Harms of Bill C-21](https://cssa-cila.org/sk-ab-chief-firearms-officers-testify-to-harms-of-bill-c-21/) - On Monday, October 23, 2023, Dr. Teri Bryant, Chief Firearms Officer for Alberta, and Robert Freberg, Chief Firearms Officer for Saskatchewan, testified about Bill C-21 before the Standing Senate Committee on National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs (SECD).[i] Saskatchewan and Alberta are staunchly defending the rights of their citizens from federal government overreach and, should
- [Senate Call to Action](https://cssa-cila.org/senate-call-to-action/) - Bill C-21, Justin Trudeau’s attempt to rationalize confiscating rifles and stopping legal handgun sales, passed first and second readings in the Senate, but it still hasn’t been referred to committee. This gives us another opportunity to reach out to provincial senators, as well as those on the Standing Senate Committee on National Security, Defence and
- [Will the UN Firearms Marking Regulations Finally Die?](https://cssa-cila.org/will-the-un-firearms-marking-regulations-finally-die/) - Since 2003, the CSSA has worked hard to educate our respective federal governments about the dangers of the United Nations' Firearms Marking Regulations. For 20 long years, both Liberal and Conservative governments have delayed the implementation date of Firearms Marking Regulations SOR/2004-275. Ultimately, no government, Liberal or Conservative, wanted to be held responsible for severely
- [Of Terrorist Atrocities and Government “Amnesties”](https://cssa-cila.org/of-terrorist-atrocities-and-government-amnesties/) - An old saying reminds us, “You don’t need a gun until you NEED a gun.” The world saw this proved true in the most horrific ways over the weekend. Hamas terrorist atrocities in Israel continue, with no end in sight. It’s a stark and brutal reminder of why the Americans have the Second Amendment in
- [September is Stabbing Month?](https://cssa-cila.org/september-is-stabbing-month/) - Days after the 1-year anniversary of the largest mass stabbing event in Canadian history, the RCMP is under fire over an allegation that they failed to send their Emergency Response Team to James Smith Cree Nation because “the team was in between contracts.”[i] This news highlights a national police force suffering repeated high-profile failings, including
- [Trudeau’s Curious Choices to “Keep Canadians Safe”](https://cssa-cila.org/trudeaus-curious-choices-to-keep-canadians-safe/) - Justin Trudeau says his highest priority is to “keep Canadians safe” from the scourge of “gun violence.” Justin Trudeau also says anyone who wants to end their own life should be permitted to do so, and his government has significantly increased access to assisted suicide, bizarrely named MAID. Through MAID, Justin Trudeau’s government helps Canadians
- [Let’s Punish Kids for Being Kids?](https://cssa-cila.org/lets-punish-kids-for-being-kids/) - On Friday, September 1, 2023, two 6-year-old boys were suspended from school for playing “cops and robbers.” Their crime? Pointing their fingers at each other and saying, “BANG!” “They labeled my six-year-old as a potentially violent and dangerous student because he was being a little boy and playing cops and robbers with another student (who
- [Meet the new Minister – Just as Inept as the old (fired) Minister](https://cssa-cila.org/meet-the-new-minister-just-as-inept-as-the-old-fired-minister/) - On July 26, 2023, Marco Mendicino was fired from his post as Minister of Public Safety. This is a good thing for Canadians in general, even if it’s meaningless to Canada’s 2.3 million firearms owners. Mendicino, a former federal prosecutor, ditched his integrity faster than he could kiss the Prime Minister’s butt when offered the
- [A Grim Fairy Tale](https://cssa-cila.org/a-grim-fairy-tale/) - (Disclaimer: this tale is a fictional parody of real events. No animals were harmed in the writing of it.) Once upon a time in a land far, far away lived a dashing Handsome Prince, with hair as black as night and eyes that sparkled like the stars. The love of his life, the beautiful Princess
- [Who Will Take Guns Away from Criminals?](https://cssa-cila.org/who-will-take-guns-away-from-criminals/) - Nobody. Not Justin Trudeau, not Bill Blair and not Marco Mendicino. They insist confiscating guns from licensed firearm owners will solve Canada’s murder and violent crime problem. “We have an on-going gun crisis including firearms-related homicides lately in Toronto, and a law registering firearms has neither deterred these crimes nor helped us solve any of
- [Dutch Govt Falls, France Burns, Europe in Crisis. Is Canada Immune, or is Canada Next?](https://cssa-cila.org/dutch-govt-falls-france-burns-europe-in-crisis-is-canada-immune-or-is-canada-next/) - On July 7th, the Dutch coalition government collapsed after members failed to agree on immigration levels, so the official line says, but political upheaval in The Netherlands cannot be explained away so simply. [i] Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s commitment to destroying Dutch farming plays a large role in his current demise. When attacked by their
- [York Region Mirrors Trudeau’s National Failure on Violent Crime Prevention](https://cssa-cila.org/york-region-mirrors-trudeaus-national-failure-on-violent-crime-prevention/) - Justin Trudeau’s failed policies – fiscal, racial, social, judicial and ethical – divide Canadians across all of these lines and across the political spectrum. Anyone who disagrees with the Prime Minister is immediately labelled, ridiculed and marginalized. In this poisoned social atmosphere, it’s no surprise that violent crime has skyrocketed. But it’s Justin Trudeau’s failure
- [Violent Crime Continues to Rise Under Trudeau Liberals: Are Small Businesses Paying the Price?](https://cssa-cila.org/violent-crime-continues-to-rise-under-trudeau-liberals-are-small-businesses-paying-the-price/) - Government The Destroyer proudly claims victory as it sacrifices another small business upon the altar of virtue signalling and political correctness. This week, a 40-year-old Ontario family business announced it would shut down, ending the livelihood of that family and of its employees. Why? They’re tired of fighting successive Liberal governments and the ever-growing mountain
- [What’s Missing from Liberal Firearm Confiscation Compensation Scheme?](https://cssa-cila.org/whats-missing-from-liberal-firearm-confiscation-compensation-scheme/) - Lost in Liberal virtue signalling about their Firearm Confiscation Compensation Scheme (and their lies about how it will “keep Canadians safe”) is any mention of compensation for all the spare parts and accessories rendered useless by the government’s confiscation scheme. The partial list of accessories and parts below are not mentioned in their May 2020
- [Shocker: MORE Bill Blair Lies Revealed](https://cssa-cila.org/shocker-more-bill-blair-lies-revealed/) - Thanks to an Access to Information (ATIP) request by Joey Gilliland, we know the Liberal government’s own estimates for its Firearms Confiscation Compensation Scheme (they call it a “buyback”) topped $1.8 BILLION in 2019.[i] In a December 2019 email thread about the Justice Department briefing document, Sonia Salah wrote: “Chantal Bouchard at PCO tracked it
- [Danielle Smith: A Miracle on the Prairies?](https://cssa-cila.org/danielle-smith-a-miracle-on-the-prairies/) - Albertans hitched their wagon to liberty and a free market economy on Monday night, electing Danielle Smith and the United Conservative Party to a strong majority government. The establishment media said it was Rachel Notley’s election to lose, that it would be a close race. The establishment media and their political pundits grossly underestimated Danielle
- [Keynote Speaker Raquel Dancho at CSSA Stick To Your Guns Dinner 2023](https://cssa-cila.org/keynote-speaker-raquel-dancho-at-cssa-stick-to-your-guns-dinner-2023/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PzG6Bz-Wiw
- [Call to Action: Write Your Senators About  Bill C-21 Today!](https://cssa-cila.org/call-to-action-write-your-senators-about-bill-c-21-today/) - After Justin Trudeau’s Liberals and Jagmeet Singh’s NDP shut down debate on Bill C-21, the Standing Committee on National Security and Public Safety (SECU) worked all day and night to ram the bill down Canadians’ throat. Raquel Dancho, CPC Shadow Minister Public Safety and the rest of the Conservative team fought to make improvements during
- [MP Raquel Dancho vs Bill C-21’s “Nuclear Option”](https://cssa-cila.org/mp-raquel-dancho-vs-bill-c-21s-nuclear-option/) - “It’s very important for people to understand that this is a nuclear option,” Raquel Dancho, MP for Kildonan—St. Paul (MB), said of the Liberal Motion for Closure on Bill C-21 on Monday in the House of Commons.[i] Bill C-21 and the latest round of Liberal amendments to it “impact 2.3 million gun owners, their families,
- [Liberal Mantra: “We’re Not Happy Until You’re Not Happy”](https://cssa-cila.org/liberal-matra-were-not-happy-until-youre-not-happy/) - On Monday, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino announced new amendments to Bill C-21 that would, if passed, add a definition of “prohibited firearm” to the Criminal Code. This codified definition would provide clarity and certainty to the firearms community, Mendicino said. “All of these steps align with the recommendations of the Mass Casualty Commission's final
- [Mendicino to Ban Most Semi-Auto Rifles and Shotguns](https://cssa-cila.org/mendicino-to-ban-most-semi-auto-rifles-and-shotguns/) - Public Safety Marco Mendicino today announced new amendments to Bill C-21 that would, if passed, would add a definition of “prohibited firearm” to the Criminal Code. “The amendments will include a standard technical definition, which contain the physical characteristics of an assault-style firearm,” Minister Mendicino said. “This definition, which would apply going forward, would be
- [Mendicino’s Dumpster Fire, Part #62 (SECU)](https://cssa-cila.org/mendicinos-dumpster-fire-part-62-secu/) - On Tuesday afternoon, Minister Marco Mendicino appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (SECU). Rumours said Mendicino would introduce new amendments to Bill C-21, or at least introduce an “evergreen” definition of “assault-style firearms”. He did neither. Conservative MPs Raquel Dancho (Kildonan—St. Paul, MB), Dane Lloyd (Sturgeon River—Parkland,
- [CBSA, GTA Police Stop Major Gun Smuggling Ring](https://cssa-cila.org/cbsa-gta-police-stop-major-gun-smuggling-ring/) - Congratulations to the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the five other agencies who arrested 42 people, seized 173 guns and “a large quantity of illegal narcotics, cash, and ammunition” in a massive cross-border gun trafficking bust. [i] The CBSA helped achieve this success despite chronic underfunding and staff shortages. “We’re concerned the measures proposed
- [Special Report: Saskatchewan Firearms Act Passes with Unanimous Consent](https://cssa-cila.org/special-report-saskatchewan-firearms-act-passes-with-unanimous-consent/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 6, 2023 Saskatchewan Firearms Act Passes with Unanimous Consent Today The Saskatchewan Firearms Act became law with a unanimous vote in the Saskatchewan legislature. “It is important for Saskatchewan to have its own provincial firearms legislation to ensure the concerns of responsible firearms owners are taken into account,” said Christine
- [Budget 2023, the Mass Casualty Commission Report and Other Liberal Lies](https://cssa-cila.org/budget-2023-the-mass-casualty-commission-report-and-other-liberal-lies/) - Trudeau’s latest budget confirms what we’ve known from the start. His Liberal government has no intention of paying gun owners compensation when they confiscate our guns. They had no confiscation compensation plan when they dropped the May 1, 2020 gun ban on our heads.[i] They had no confiscation compensation plan when they then-Minister of Public
- [For 35 Years This Mantra Remains Constant](https://cssa-cila.org/for-35-years-this-mantra-remains-constant/) - From 1989 until today, the mantra hasn’t changed. “Ban civilian ownership of guns.” Heidi Rathjen proudly stated it before a House of Commons committee in 1995.[i] “We have an agenda and our task will be completed when all firearms have been prohibited, but as you can see, our position has been consistent over these five
- [Handgun Freeze is Useless, says Privy Council Report](https://cssa-cila.org/handgun-freeze-is-useless-says-privy-council-report/) - Nobody - not even Justin Trudeau’s Privy Council - believes his “handgun freeze” can reduce violent crime. Everyone, gun owner and gun hater alike, wants to keep guns out of the hands of violent criminals, but many are “skeptical as to whether a national freeze on the buying and selling of handguns would be effective,”
- [Public Safety’s Technical Briefing About Nothing](https://cssa-cila.org/public-safetys-technical-briefing-about-nothing/) - Today Public Safety Canada held a technical briefing on two withdrawn amendments to Bill C-21, known as G4 and G46. As we noted in Tuesday’s commentary, withdrawn does not equal dead.[i] Today’s technical briefing confirmed this.[ii] “We need to know what concerns the public has,” stated one senior Public Safety official, “to be able to
- [Minister Shandro Tables Bill 8: Alberta Firearms Act](https://cssa-cila.org/minister-shandro-tables-bill-8-alberta-firearms-act/) - “Alberta stands unequivocally with hunters, farmers, sport shooters, and Indigenous peoples, all of whom understand the importance of responsible firearm ownership to Alberta’s heritage and culture,” said Tyler Shandro, Alberta’s Minister of Justice and Attorney General.[i][ii] Bill 8, the Alberta Firearms Act[iii], builds on the framework of Saskatchewan's Firearms Act by codifying the role of
- [Public Safety Briefing: Bill C-21’s Withdrawn Amendments](https://cssa-cila.org/public-safety-briefing-bill-c-21s-withdrawn-amendments/) - Why do we need to be briefed on legislative amendments Justin Trudeau’s government already withdrew? Because withdrawn does not equal dead. On Thursday afternoon, Public Safety Canada will host “a technical briefing on the Government’s withdrawn amendments (G4 and G46) to Bill C-21, An Act to amend certain Acts and to make certain consequential amendments
- [Grassroots Political Action: Another CSSA Member Does It Right](https://cssa-cila.org/grassroots-political-action-another-cssa-member-does-it-right/) - The letter below is from one of our members, Irene K. She is rightfully upset that her premier, Ontario’s Doug Ford, isn’t lifting a finger to defend her rights and her property from the federal government, which intends to confiscate her legally owned, legally acquired private property. This is a great example of our members
- [Liberal Gun Confiscation Plan Moving Forward](https://cssa-cila.org/liberal-gun-confiscation-plan-moving-forward/) - A secret document from Public Safety Canada reveals just how badly every level of government is willing to betray us.[i] Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government will move forward with its diabolical plan to confiscate and destroy your guns. The following provincial governments have betrayed you and your interests by holding “encouraging discussions” to confiscate your private
- [A Tribute to Candice Bergen, M.P.](https://cssa-cila.org/a-tribute-to-candice-bergen-m-p/) - On February 1, 2023, Candice Bergen, the long-time Member of Parliament for Portage—Lisgar (MB), retired from federal politics.[i] This announcement doesn’t come as a surprise, as Ms. Bergen previously said she would not run for re-election just days before Pierre Poilievre was elected leader of the Conservative Party. While we are thrilled for Ms. Bergen
- [Supreme Court Misfire](https://cssa-cila.org/supreme-court-misfire/) - In the Supreme Court’s zeal to expunge mandatory minimum sentences from the Criminal Code, they chose to conflate a true danger to society with a legal fiction created by a defence attorney.[i] Alberta Court of Appeal Justice Thomas Wakeling, in overturning the original trial judge’s decision in R. v. Hills, expressed the thoughts of so
- [Liberal Government Admits Bill C-21 Amendment Bans Hunting Rifles and Shotguns](https://cssa-cila.org/liberal-government-admits-bill-c-21-amendment-bans-hunting-rifles-and-shotguns/) - It comes as no surprise that, despite all their claims to the contrary, the Liberal government’s November 4, 2022, amendments to Bill C-21 will ban a wide swath of hunting rifles and shotguns. Prime Minister Trudeau labelled this indisputable fact as “misinformation” when confronted. Trudeau and his cabinet continue to peddle this “misinformation” even after
- [Trudeau Policy Responsible for Murder of OPP Rookie](https://cssa-cila.org/trudeau-policy-responsible-for-murder-of-opp-rookie/) - Justin Trudeau’s catch-and-release policy for violent repeat offenders is responsible for the December 27, 2022, murder of Ontario Provincial Police Constable Grzegorz Pierzchala. “Needless to say, the murder of Const. Greg Pierzchala was preventable,” said OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique. “This should have never happened. Something needs to change. Our police officers, your police officers, my
- [Alberta to Enforce Provincial Jurisdiction on Prosecutions and Add Provincial Firearms Act](https://cssa-cila.org/alberta-to-enforce-provincial-jurisdiction-on-prosecutions-and-add-provincial-firearms-act/) - On December 15, 2022, Alberta enforced its constitutional right to prosecute all criminal offences in its jurisdiction.[i] “Provinces have the Constitutional jurisdiction to handle federal criminal law charges, including charges under the Firearms Act,” said Tyler Shandro. “As Alberta’s Attorney General, I have directed that the Alberta Crown prosecution service take over the handling of
- [The High Cost of Justin Trudeau’s Virtue Signalling on Public Safety](https://cssa-cila.org/the-high-cost-of-justin-trudeaus-virtue-signalling-on-public-safety/) - Human beings must feel safe physically and emotionally before we can meet our higher needs of love, community and belonging. Effective politicians know this and use it to further their agendas – even when those agendas have nothing to do with their stated aims. For example, Public Safety is the bell Justin Trudeau rings to
- [Western Standard: A year of gun control](https://cssa-cila.org/western-standard-a-year-of-gun-control/) - By Guest Columnist Tony Bernardo Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government continued its all-out assault against federally-licensed, RCMP-vetted firearms owners this year, but every move Trudeau’s government made this year was built upon the rotten foundation of their May 1, 2020 Order in Council Gun Ban. Trudeau continued to lower sentences for a host of crimes, including
- [Bill C-21: Write Your Senators!](https://cssa-cila.org/bill-c-21-write-your-senators/) - Bill C-21 is still under consideration at the Standing Committee of Public Safety and National Security (SECU), but with Jagmeet Singh’s NDP backing every Liberal government bill, Bill C-21 will soon be making its way to the Senate.[i] When it does, the responsibility to fix this terrible legislation will be in the hands of our
- [Top Cops Testify Trudeau’s Handgun Ban is Misguided and Useless](https://cssa-cila.org/top-cops-testify-trudeaus-handgun-ban-is-misguided-and-useless/) - Bill C-21 and the national handgun freeze recently imposed by the Trudeau government is misguided at best and useless at worst, according to both the government’s own documents and police experts across Canada. So why does the Trudeau government insist on wasting taxpayer dollars on a gun ban that cannot solve the problem of drug
- [Mendicino Cares More About Drug Dealers than Your Family’s Safety](https://cssa-cila.org/mendicino-cares-more-about-drug-dealers-than-your-familys-safety/) - When political considerations drive government policy, the results are always disastrous for ordinary Canadians. If Marco Mendicino actually cared about the safety of Canadians, he would plug the revolving door in our justice system that sees violent criminals arrested repeatedly for serious crimes – include violating Firearm Prohibition Orders – only to be released so
- [Tony Bernardo Testifies before SECU Committee: October 18, 2022](https://cssa-cila.org/tony-bernardo-testifies-before-secu-committee-october-18-2022/)
- [Trudeau Kills Legal Handgun Sales in Canada](https://cssa-cila.org/trudeau-kills-legal-handgun-sales-in-canada/) - “We cannot continue to wait to protect people,” Surrey MP Randeep Sarai told reporters at this morning’s press conference.[i] An odd comment, since Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government has utterly failed to stop gun smuggling from the United States or the drug dealer and gang violence that flows from it. “Today, our national freeze on handguns
- [Yukon and New Brunswick Join Prairies to Tell Feds NO GUN GRAB](https://cssa-cila.org/yukon-and-new-brunswick-join-prairies-to-tell-feds-no-gun-grab/) - Marco Mendicino’s demand to use provincial resources to confiscate legally-possessed firearms was at the top of the agenda of the 2022 meeting of Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers Responsible for Justice and Public Safety. At that meeting, New Brunswick joined Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba to say they would not permit provincial crime fighting resources to
- [Hunting Accidents Are Rare, But We Can Do Better](https://cssa-cila.org/hunting-accidents-are-rare-but-we-can-do-better/) - Dr. Gary Mauser notes that accidental firearm deaths are low and have been falling for decades.[i] “Thanks to a strong culture of safety in the firearms community, gun accidents are rare,” Mauser writes. “In the past five years (2015-2019), the most recent years statistics are available, 11 Canadians died each year from an accidental firearms
- [Three Down, Seven More to Go!](https://cssa-cila.org/three-down-seven-more-to-go/) - Last week’s flurry of warnings to Ottawa were fantastic news for gun owners in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. All three provinces announced that they had refused to allow Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government to usurp provincial policing resources to confiscate legally-possessed property from their citizens. But more than that, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba showed the rest
- [Manitoba joins the party! No Provincial Resources for Firearms Confiscations](https://cssa-cila.org/manitoba-joins-the-party-no-provincial-resources-for-firearms-confiscations/) - On September 28, Kelvin Goertzen, Manitoba Minister of Justice and Attorney General, joined Alberta and Saskatchewan in stating that provincially-funded and grossly understaffed RCMP personnel will not pander to the federal Liberal government’s virtue-signalling agenda. “We feel many aspects of the federal approach to gun crimes unnecessarily target lawful gun owners,” Minister Goertzen wrote, “while
- [Saskatchewan Joins Alberta - No Provincial Resources for Fed Gun Grab](https://cssa-cila.org/saskatchewan-joins-alberta-no-provincial-resources-for-fed-gun-grab/) - On September 27, Christine Tell, Saskatchewan Minister of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety, informed RCMP Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore that “the Government of Saskatchewan does not support and will not authorize the use of provincially funded resources for any process that is connected to the federal governments proposed ‘buy back’ of these firearms.”[i] “The Government
- [Alberta Position on Gun Confiscations Sets a High Bar for All Provinces](https://cssa-cila.org/alberta-position-on-gun-confiscations-sets-a-high-bar-for-all-provinces/) - On September 26, Alberta Justice Minister Tyler Shandro set a high bar for other provinces with his response to Marco Mendicino’s request for Alberta to divert RCMP members from crime-fighting duties to garbage collection agents for Ottawa’s failed firearm confiscation plan. “Alberta’s government will not help the federal government confiscate about 30,000 legally acquired firearms
- [Marco Mendicino’s Meaningless Promise](https://cssa-cila.org/marco-mendicinos-meaningless-promise/) - Whenever Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government commits to implementing the recommendations of any committee, you know that committee’s work was in vain. Not because the work was unimportant, but because those recommendations will never, ever, be implemented. This was never better illustrated than by the Nova Scotia Mass Casualty Commission’s work documenting the myriad recommendations of
- [Pierre Poilievre Landslide Win and Other Good News for Gun Owners](https://cssa-cila.org/pierre-poilievre-landslide-win-and-other-good-news-for-gun-owners/) - First, congratulations to Pierre Poilievre, his wife Anaida Galindo and the entire Team Poilievre for the resounding first-round win of the Conservative Party of Canada leadership contest. It’s taken seven long years, but we finally have united the Conservative Party united behind their leader to take on Justin Trudeau and the Liberals. “We will restore
- [Does Ideology Drive Government Response to Mass Casualty Tragedies?](https://cssa-cila.org/does-ideology-drive-government-response-to-mass-casualty-tragedies/) - First, the murder of 10 people and the injury of at least 18 others in James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon, Saskatchewan is abhorrent. Our hearts and prayers go out to the families of everyone killed or injured. Second, we’re perplexed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s response to this mass murder spree in our nation’s
- [Commissioner of Firearms Admits Under Oath She Knows Nothing About Gun Laws](https://cssa-cila.org/commissioner-of-firearms-admits-under-oath-she-knows-nothing-about-gun-laws/) - The biggest surprise of RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki’s testimony before the Mass Casualty Commission was her candid admission she knows nothing about Canada’s gun laws. [Question] Under the Firearms Act, the RCMP commissioner also serves as the chief executive of the Canadian Firearms Program. Isn't that right?[i] [Lucki] I'm the Commissioner of the Firearms Program.
- [Marco Mendicino’s Agenda: More Important than Facts?](https://cssa-cila.org/marco-mendicinos-agenda-more-important-than-facts/) - We apologize for another column bitching about the outrageous behaviour of federal Minister Marco Mendicino but frankly, the man has hit rock bottom and just keeps digging. His slavish devotion to his Master – Justin Trudeau – and his inability to tell the truth about anything make us seriously wonder if he is the advance
- [Marco Mendicino Ignores Violent Criminals, Targets Licensed Gun Owners Instead (Part 17)](https://cssa-cila.org/marco-mendicino-ignores-violent-criminals-targets-licensed-gun-owners-instead-part-17/) - We would love to announce Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino has done something right on the firearms file but, alas, all the evidence we find proves otherwise. Despite our calls for it spanning many years, there is still no police agency in Canada tasked with making sure these violent criminals are obeying their court orders.
- [It’s Never About the Guns – It’s About Control](https://cssa-cila.org/its-never-about-the-guns-its-about-control/) - Longtime CSSA member Frank Smith (not his real name) passed away on August 6, 2022. After sharing the sad news with us, Frank’s widow’s next words left us bitter and angry. “Thank God he didn’t have to suffer through the government confiscating and destroying his firearm collection.” What an awful reality we RCMP-vetted firearm owners
- [Brenda Lucki and Bill Blair’s Integrity Deficits on Full Display](https://cssa-cila.org/brenda-lucki-and-bill-blairs-integrity-deficits-on-full-display/) - RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki continues to dance around questions of political interference from then-Public Safety Minister Bill Blair and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The issue of political interference first exploded when Nova Scotia RCMP Superintendent Darren Campbell’s notes about a conference call were released by the Mass Casualty Commission and published by the Halifax Examiner.[i]
- [Firearm Confiscation Compensation Prices Released](https://cssa-cila.org/firearm-confiscation-compensation-prices-released/) - This morning, July 28, 2022, Public Safety Canada released the proposed compensation prices the federal government will pay licensed firearm owners after confiscating their legally-owned firearms. Notably, “The proposed price list for individual firearm owners is subject to change.” In a public relations stunt to try and make the confiscation of your property palatable to
- [Liberal government seeks Firearm Confiscation Scapegoat](https://cssa-cila.org/wanted-liberal-government-seeks-firearm-confiscation-scapegoat/) - The Liberal government wants to hire licensed firearm businesses to come to your home, destroy your firearm in front of your eyes, then transport your ruined property to a destruction facility. All before you are paid a dime. This news came out in a July 14, 2022, Public Safety Canada Request for Information (RFI) to
- [Do Anti-Gun Governments Intentionally Put Licensed Gun Owners at Risk?](https://cssa-cila.org/do-anti-gun-governments-intentionally-put-licensed-gun-owners-at-risk/) - On its face, this might seem like a ludicrous question, but a series of data breaches in high-profile “gun control” jurisdictions reveal that the release of gun owners’ private information is far more common than most are comfortable with. New Zealand On March 15, 2019, a deranged fool shot and killed 51 people and
- [Mendicino’s Deceitful Virtue Signalling Continues](https://cssa-cila.org/mendicinos-deceitful-virtue-signalling-continues/) - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino stated repeatedly and on the record that he invoked the Emergencies Act because police agencies begged him to do it. Then agency after police agency testified that they never ever asked for the Emergencies Act to be invoked. Then, after a horrendous Father’s Day weekend in the Greater Toronto Area
- [Brenda Lucki: Independent RCMP Commissioner or Dutiful Trudeau Lackey?](https://cssa-cila.org/brenda-lucki-independent-rcmp-commissioner-or-dutiful-trudeau-lackey/) - Bombshell allegations of political interference into the criminal investigation of the Nova Scotia mass murders were published by the Halifax Examiner on Tuesday.[i] The resulting explosion forced Bill Blair to defend himself and the Prime Minister from this latest scandal while Justin Trudeau, after testing positive for COVID-19 just a week ago,[ii] flew off to
- [The Greatest Advocacy Initiative in the History of Canadian Firearms Ownership](https://cssa-cila.org/the-greatest-advocacy-initiative-in-the-history-of-canadian-firearms-ownership/) - Parliamentary Day at the Range is the single most effective Canadian firearms advocacy event in the history of Canadian firearms ownership. The ninth installment of this successful initiative took place yesterday, June 13th, at the Stittsville Shooting Ranges, courtesy of Linda and Lisa Conley, their wonderful staff and a host of volunteers. Dozens of members
- [Liberals Choose Unicorns Over Reality – Always](https://cssa-cila.org/liberals-choose-unicorns-over-reality-always/) - Justin Trudeau, Marco Mendicino and Bill Blair love to play silly bugger with RCMP-vetted licensed firearm owners, but the Liberals’ three stooges conveniently (and completely) ignore the true menace to public safety. In the past seven days – June 1-7 – news outlets report that 28 repeat offenders, all sought for committing other crimes, were
- [CPC Leadership Candidate Pierre Poilievre comments on Latest Liberal Assault on Lawful Gun Owners](https://cssa-cila.org/cpc-leadership-candidate-pierre-poilievre-comments-on-latest-liberal-assault-on-lawful-gun-owners/) - Liberals like Justin Trudeau and Jean Charest have completely failed on firearms. Their useless registries do nothing to target criminals. My Government will respect law-abiding gun owners, put dangerous criminals behind bars and stop gun smugglers at the border. I will end the absurd Liberal airsoft ban. Let’s be clear about something else: the Liberals
- [Liberal Lies: Banning Legal Sales to Licensed Firearm Owners will Stop Drug Dealers and Gangs](https://cssa-cila.org/liberal-lies-banning-legal-sales-to-licensed-firearm-owners-will-stop-drug-dealers-and-gangs/) - Our phone lines and emails are burning up with one question. When Does This “Freeze” Take Effect Marco Mendicino [intentionally?] sowed massive confusion about when this “freeze” on handgun sales actually takes effect. “We are not waiting for this bill (C-21) to pass to take action,” Marco Mendicino said. “Today we table changes to regulations
- [Liberals Prohibit Handgun Sales/Imports to Licensed Gun Owners](https://cssa-cila.org/liberals-prohibit-handgun-sales-imports-to-licensed-gun-owners/) - Before business opened this morning, the RCMP Canadian Firearms Centre shut down firearm retailers’ ability to verify Possession and Acquisition Licenses and perform restricted firearm transfers. This shutdown of verification and transfer services signalled that new restrictions on PAL holders were imminent. Then the Minister of Public Safety introduced Bill C-21, An Act to amend
- [Ignore and Deflect: Liberal Modus Operandi](https://cssa-cila.org/ignore-and-deflect-liberal-modus-operandi/) - Violent crime in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver continue to rise, yet this Liberal government’s only response is, “we banned 1500 assault-style rifles from licensed gun owners two years ago.” The reality that drug dealers, gang members and home invaders use illegal handguns smuggled in from the United States never seems to gain traction with Marco
- [How do the New Firearm Regulations Affect You?](https://cssa-cila.org/how-do-the-new-firearm-regulations-affect-you/) - New regulations effective May 18, 2022, require licensed firearm sellers to verify the buyer’s Possession and Acquisition License (PAL) and obtain permission from the RCMP Canadian Firearms Centre (CFC) before transferring one or more non-restricted firearms to the buyer. As of May 18th, 2022, the Seller of a firearm MUST obtain a reference number from
- [Long Gun Registry 2: The Trudeau Edition](https://cssa-cila.org/long-gun-registry-2-the-trudeau-edition/) - Justin Trudeau repeatedly claimed he would not recreate a “long-gun registry.” Instead, Trudeau forced gun stores to create it for him through Bill C-71, An Act to amend certain Acts and Regulations in relation to firearms.[i] That new long gun registry comes into effect on May 18, 2022, via two new Orders in Council.[ii] Those
- [Pierre Poilievre: Video of his Speech at the CSSA's 'Stick to Your Guns' Dinner](https://cssa-cila.org/pierre-poilievre-video-of-his-speech-at-the-cssas-stick-to-your-guns-dinner/) - On Saturday, April 30th, Conservative Leadership Candidate and federal Member of Parliament, Pierre Poilievre, spoke to a sold-out crowd at the annual CSSA's 'Stick To Your Guns' Dinner. In his key-note address, Poilievre reaffirmed his commitment to stand firm with firearms owners and said when he becomes Prime Minister he will implement simplified classification,
- [Pierre Poilievre: Canada’s Political Rock Star rocks CSSA’s “Stick to your Guns” Dinner](https://cssa-cila.org/pierre-poilievre-canadas-political-rock-star-rocks-cssas-stick-to-your-guns-dinner/) - “I will respect you.” After years of non-stop harassment by the Liberal Party, MP and Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre told a packed audience at CSSA’s annual “Stick To Your Guns” dinner that he will, once elected Prime Minister, implement simplified classification, do a plain-language rewrite of the Firearms Act and would respect the rights
- [Should All Provinces Appoint Civilian CFOs? Your Feedback](https://cssa-cila.org/should-all-provinces-appoint-civilian-cfos-your-feedback/) - In last week’s CSSA Commentary, we discussed Canada’s two civilian Chief Firearms Officers – Robert Freberg in Saskatchewan and Teri-Jane Bryant in Alberta - and shared some of the positive results those provinces are experiencing as a result. Both Mr. Freberg and Ms. Bryant have long histories of service to the firearms community, as well
- [Dr. Leslyn Lewis: Will Lightning Strike Twice?](https://cssa-cila.org/dr-leslyn-lewis-will-lightning-strike-twice/) - Dr. Leslyn Lewis’ explosion onto the political landscape in the 2020 leadership contest was due to her appeal across demographic boundaries. Her campaign’s message - Courage, Compassion and Common Sense - resonated with party members across all age groups and rural and urban Canadians.[i] Lewis’s message of Hope, Unity and Compassion in the current CPC
- [Steven Del Duca: Liberal Liar, Ignorant Virtue-Signaler or both?](https://cssa-cila.org/steven-del-duca-liberal-liar-ignorant-virtue-signaler-or-both/) - Ontario Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca said he will, if elected Premier on June 2nd, ban all handguns in Ontario within a calendar year. “An Ontario Liberal government will ban handguns across the province in its first year in office,” Del Duca announced.[i] There are so many ways to rip Del Duca to shreds on
- [Are Civilian CFOs the Future of Firearm Regulation in Canada?](https://cssa-cila.org/are-civilian-cfos-the-future-of-firearm-regulation-in-canada/) - On April 12, 2022, Alberta CFO Teri-Jane Bryant sent Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino a letter urging him to “adjust the direction of the May 1, 2020 Order-in-Council.” This is what happens when a province appoints a civilian Chief Firearms Officer who understands firearms, firearm owners and effective public safety policy. “As Alberta's chief firearms
- [Dr. Teri-Jane Bryant named as new Alberta CFO](https://cssa-cila.org/dr-teri-jane-bryant-named-as-new-alberta-cfo/) - The Canadian Shooting Sports Association is pleased to congratulate Dr. Teri-Jane Bryant on her appointment as Chief Firearms Officer for Alberta. Dr. Bryant brings a lifetime of firearm ownership, hunting experience and knowledge to her new position. Prior to accepting this appointment, Teri Bryant served on the Alberta Firearms Advisory Committee from 2020
- [Biden Issues New Rule to Ban Ghost Guns](https://cssa-cila.org/biden-issues-new-rule-to-ban-ghost-guns/) - On Monday, April 11, 2022, President Joe Biden announced the Department of Justice’s “final rule” on ghost guns as part of his continued assault on the U.S. Second Amendment. A “ghost gun” is a firearm without a serial number that is manufactured using 3D-printed parts or 80% receiver blank kits. Because these receivers require additional
- [Alberta Government accepts recommendations on firearms regulations](https://cssa-cila.org/alberta-government-accepts-recommendations-on-firearms-regulations/) - David Opinko | Lethbridge News Now | April 13, 2022 LETHBRIDGE, AB – The province is going ahead with recommendations that it says will further protect the rights of law-abiding firearms owners. The Alberta Firearms Advisory Committee submitted its report to the Government of Alberta in February 2021. Justice Minister Tyler Shandro says all of the
- [Saskatchewan Government Establishes A Firearms Advisory Committee](https://cssa-cila.org/saskatchewan-government-establishes-a-firearms-advisory-committee/) - For Immediate Release: Government of Saskatchewan – April 13, 2022 Government has appointed a Firearms Advisory Committee to provide recommendations on firearms policy to the Minister of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety and the Chief Firearms Officer. The committee will provide input and feedback from the Saskatchewan firearms community on firearms education, licensing, transportation, the
- [Australia Minister of Police Releases Maps of Licensed Gun Owner Addresses](https://cssa-cila.org/australia-minister-of-police-releases-maps-of-licensed-gun-owner-addresses/) - Paul Papalia, Minister of Police for Western Australia, is under intense fire for releasing maps which identify the addresses of licensed gun owners.[i] The maps, generated by Papalia’s office as part of a gun law reform marketing campaign, were dutifully published by press outlets across Australia, immediately putting the safety and security of 89,000 families
- [Liberals Ignore Violent Criminals but Obsess Over Licensed Gun Owners](https://cssa-cila.org/liberals-ignore-violent-criminals-but-obsess-over-licensed-gun-owners/) - Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government remains laser-focused on confiscating legally-owned guns from licensed firearm owners, despite the never-ending stream of evidence that violent criminals and their gangs are responsible for these atrocities. As the list of murders and attempted murders for March 2022 highlights, Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government continues to ignore the criminal misuse of illegal
- [CSSA AGM Keynote Speaker: Pierre Poilievre](https://cssa-cila.org/cssa-agm-keynote-speaker-pierre-poilievre/) - 2022 Annual General Meeting and "Stick to your Guns" Dinner Saturday, April 30, 2022 Location: Courtyard by Marriott 1011 Bloor Street East, Oshawa, ON L1H 7K6 Phone: (905) 576-5101 The Canadian Shooting Sports Association is holding its 2022 Annual General Meeting on April 30, 2022, at the Courtyard by Marriott in Oshawa, Ontario.
- [Patrick Brown: Ethics Violations, Non-Aggression Pact with Jean Charest and Carbon Taxes](https://cssa-cila.org/patrick-brown-ethics-violations-non-aggression-pact-with-jean-charest-and-carbon-taxes/) - Patrick Brown, currently mayor of Brampton, Ontario, says the Conservative Party leadership race should not be an ideological ‘purity test.’ [i] Does than mean that Brown believes conservative principles are now optional for the Party’s leader? Perhaps. More concerning to the CSSA is Brown’s “non-aggression pact” with Jean Charest who, as we wrote last week,
- [Jean Charest = Justin Trudeau on Firearms Laws](https://cssa-cila.org/jean-charest-justin-trudeau-on-firearms-laws/) - CSSA humbly apologises for the mistake we made in our March 10 commentary, “Jean Charest: No Friend to Canada’s Firearm Owners.” We were wrong when we said, “Expect that during this leadership campaign, Jean Charest will lie to you about firearms ownership.” Jean Charest openly admits he will keep Justin Trudeau’s May 1, 2020, Order
- [Gun Ban Deferred!](https://cssa-cila.org/gun-ban-deferred/) - Feds Defer May 1, 2020 Order in Council Confiscation Deadline until October 30, 2023 In a long-anticipated move, the Government of Canada has announced a deferral of the May 1, 2020, Order in Council that currently bans 2,015 different makes and models of common firearms, to October 30, 2023. No reason was given at the
- [Did New Zealand Pass Firearm Prohibition Order Reform?](https://cssa-cila.org/did-new-zealand-pass-firearm-prohibition-order-reform/) - “Gangs destroy lives, but we will not let them destroy communities,” said Poto Williams, New Zealand’s Minister of Police in a written press release. “Already this year we have passed the Firearms Prohibition Orders Bill which is the latest in a suite of changes being made to strengthen our firearms laws,” said Williams.[i] Minister Williams’
- [Jean Charest: No Friend to Canada's Firearm Owners](https://cssa-cila.org/jean-charest-no-friend-to-canadas-firearm-owners/) - Former Liberal Premier Jean Charest believes the Conservative Party of Canada has drifted so far to the left in recent years that he can win the leadership. If he is elected as CPC leader, Canada's licensed firearm owners can count on Jean Charest to continue the relentless assault the Liberals have waged against us for
- [Canada’s “Symbolic” Contribution to Ukraine](https://cssa-cila.org/canadas-symbolic-contribution-to-ukraine/) - In Justin Trudeau’s Canada, every announcement seems to be a virtue-signal to voters. It’s also been Trudeau’s go-to response for almost every issue, because symbolic pronouncements before a fawning media consortium always trumps boots-on-the-ground action. Trudeau’s military aid announcements for Ukraine are no exception. The National Post headline reporting on Canada’s tiny contribution of arms
- [Will Trudeau Pervert the Emergencies Act Against Gun Owners Next?](https://cssa-cila.org/will-trudeau-pervert-the-emergencies-act-against-gun-owners-next/) - The Trudeau government continues to run slick television ads proclaiming they are “banning assault weapons” to “keep Canadians safe”. This propaganda is designed to make Canadians believe two things. First, that “gun crime” is out of control and rising in Canada and second, that the only thing standing in the way of ordinary citizens being
- [Jamaica Takes Aim at Illegal Guns and Those Who Possess Them](https://cssa-cila.org/jamaica-takes-aim-at-illegal-guns-and-those-who-possess-them/) - As Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government lowers criminal penalties for a host of illegal gun crimes here in Canada, Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness is taking a very different tack. “We must have a movement to disarm Jamaica of illegal guns,” Prime Minister Holness declared last November. “Anyone found with a gun [that is illegal] should
- [What do Canada's Firearm Owners and the Freedom Convoy 2022 have in Common?](https://cssa-cila.org/what-do-canadas-firearm-owners-and-the-freedom-convoy-2022-have-in-common/) - Freedom – the fundamental right of all human beings to be the arbiters of how to live their lives, including making decisions for themselves. This “age of COVID” is a war, a psychological war and, as in all wars, TRUTH is the very first casualty. But Canada's firearm owners have been there before, as everyone
- [Federal government sends Gun Confiscation Program questionnaire to Firearms Retailers](https://cssa-cila.org/federal-government-sends-gun-confiscation-program-questionnaire-to-firearms-retailers/) - February 10, 2022 – Federal government sends Gun Confiscation Program questionnaire to Firearms Retailers asking for participation in gun confiscation (see below.) Stay tuned. CSSA will make our members aware of all retailers that choose to participate.
- [PAL/RPAL Holders: Do NOT Install PocketWell App](https://cssa-cila.org/pal-rpal-holders-do-not-install-pocketwell-app/) - by Christopher di Armani. Reprinted With Permission. Originally Published on https://christopherdiarmani.com "I'm from the government and I'm here to help" is an oxymoron of the highest order. When any government claims they're here to help you, check your pockets to make sure your wallet is still there. When this Liberal government says it cares about
- [Philippine Govt Imposes National Gun Ban for Election Period](https://cssa-cila.org/philippine-govt-imposes-national-gun-ban-for-election-period/) - The Phillipines’ nationwide ban on firearms, issued by the authority of the Commissioner of Elections (COMELEC), came into effect on January 9 and will continue until June 8, 2022.[i] The Philippines’ “Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act” recognizes the right of “qualified citizens to self-defense through… the use of firearms.”[ii] Pursuant to the COMELEC Resolution
- [New Public Safety Minister as Misguided as the Last Two](https://cssa-cila.org/new-public-safety-minister-as-misguided-as-the-last-two/) - Politicians of all stripes love to parade in front of television cameras while making grand (but meaningless) pronouncements. Bill Blair, the former public safety minister, chose to ignore violent criminals in his obsessive pursuit of headlines and press releases touting how he tackled and won the battle over illegal guns. He did nothing of the
- [Merry Christmas or Another Lump of Liberal Coal?](https://cssa-cila.org/merry-christmas-or-another-lump-of-liberal-coal/) - Diane Town, President of the Canadian Shooting Sports Association, our Board of Directors and our staff wish you a safe and Merry Christmas, and a happy and prosperous New Year. The federal government offers you a lump of coal and a plethora of empty promises. Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino defended lowering sentences for crimes
- [How Do I Qualify for Trudeau’s FREE Gun Giveaway?](https://cssa-cila.org/how-do-i-qualify-for-trudeaus-free-gun-giveaway/) - Do you have a Firearm Possession and Acquisition License? Do you obey the laws of our country? Are you safe and responsible? If you answered YES to these questions, you don’t qualify for Justin Trudeau’s FREE “Guns for Gangs Giveaway” CERB Funding. Sorry. Those taxpayer dollars are reserved for Toronto and Montreal gang members, according
- [Liberal Failure: Ideology Ahead of Evidence-Based Solutions on Illegal Guns](https://cssa-cila.org/liberal-failure-ideology-ahead-of-evidence-based-solutions-on-illegal-guns/) - When a former federal prosecutor was appointed Minister of Public Safety, we hoped it might finally bring a shred of common sense to the ministry. If Marco Mendicino’s recent comments in the House of Commons weren’t enough to disabuse us of that notion, the appointment of Pam Damoff as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister
- [CBSA Breaks 2020 Record for Illegal Guns Seized in the First Quarter of 2021](https://cssa-cila.org/cbsa-breaks-2020-record-for-illegal-guns-seized-in-the-first-quarter-of-2021/) - On November 1, 2021, 48-year-old Florida resident Vivian Richard attempted to smuggle 56 illegal weapons into Canada.[i] Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) agents at the Blue Water Bridge port of entry felt something was off about Ms. Richard’s statements and referred her vehicle for a “secondary examination.” This secondary examination led to the discovery of the
- [Liberals Waste Millions to Confiscate Firearms from Legal Firearm Owners, but Still No Action on Gun Smuggling or Gang Violence](https://cssa-cila.org/liberals-waste-millions-to-confiscate-firearms-from-legal-firearm-owners-but-still-no-action-on-gun-smuggling-or-gang-violence/) - In October 2021, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation released documents showing the Liberal Government’s Firearm Confiscation Compensation Scheme was 34% over budget before they confiscated a single firearm from licensed owners.[i] Public Safety Canada’s Quarterly Financial Report for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, admits to an “increase of $8.8 million to develop a buy-back program
- [An Open Letter to Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino](https://cssa-cila.org/an-open-letter-to-public-safety-minister-marco-mendicino/) - Dear Minister Mendicino: Congratulations on your appointment as Minister of Public Safety. As a family man with a lovely wife and two daughters, you understand the value of keeping your loved ones safe from criminal violence. Your background as a federal prosecutor with ten years experience bringing drug dealers, gang members and terrorism suspects to
- [Gunsmith Rodger Kotanko Killed by Police; TPS Releases Crime Stats](https://cssa-cila.org/gunsmith-rodger-kotanko-killed-by-police-tps-releases-crime-stats/) - Norfolk County gunsmith Rodger Kotanko was shot and killed by a Toronto Police Services SWAT team on November 3, 2021. Our deepest condolences go out to Rodger Kotanko’s family for their loss. What we know: Members of Toronto Police Services executed a weapons-related search warrant on November 3rd and an officer discharged his firearm.[i] 70-year-old
- [Why This Supreme Court Decision is Important for Gun Owners](https://cssa-cila.org/why-this-supreme-court-decision-is-important-for-gun-owners/) - On October 29, 2021, the Supreme Court ruled in favour of free speech in Ward v. Québec.[i] At the heart of the ruling is the decision that rude and obnoxious speech – even though it may be offensive and hurtful – is still protected by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. “It must be recognized
- [Happy Hunting Season!](https://cssa-cila.org/happy-hunting-season/) - All of us here at the CSSA wish all of you a happy and successful hunting season! We share your love of our culture and heritage. We share your passion for all the many blessings the harvest season brings us. We share your joy and gratitude when we take in a small portion of the
- [Robert Freberg installed as SK CFO, Quebec Takes on Violent Crime](https://cssa-cila.org/robert-freberg-installed-as-sk-cfo-quebec-takes-on-violent-crime/) - Two awesome events happened this past week – one in Saskatchewan and one in Quebec. Dignitaries, media and invited guests assembled at the Regina Wildlife Federation’s sprawling shooting complex for the official installation of Robert Freberg as the first provincial CFO of Saskatchewan. Amongst the VIPs assembled were Saskatchewan Minister of Corrections, Policing
- [Trudeau’s Vanity Election Wastes $610 Million to Change Nothing](https://cssa-cila.org/trudeaus-vanity-election-wastes-610-million-to-change-nothing/) - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wasted an estimated $610 million on an election about his ego and nothing else, only to return a Parliament that is almost identical to the one he dissolved just six weeks ago. In this election about nothing, we congratulate Erin O'Toole for holding the line against Justin Trudeau's vicious attacks against
- [Did Garry Breitkreuz Really Endorse the PPC?](https://cssa-cila.org/did-garry-breitkreuz-really-endorse-the-ppc/) - Did former Conservative Member of Parliament and current CSSA Board Member Garry Breitkreuz agree to have a photograph taken with Braden Robertson, his former campaign sign manager and current PPC candidate? Yes, he did. Did he agree to endorse the PPC, as Maxime Bernier claims? No, not by a long shot. “I don’t want people
- [Election 2021: The Rock and Hard Place Dilemma](https://cssa-cila.org/election-2021-the-rock-and-hard-place-dilemma/) - The Canadian Shooting Sports Association has supported the Conservative Party in its various incarnations for the past 25 years. Our loyalty to the party has been steadfast, unwavering and tied to their firearms policy. After the firearm policy flip-flops of the past few days, we’ve had to question if that loyalty is now misplaced. On
- [Vote-Splitting Will Only Elect Liberals](https://cssa-cila.org/vote-splitting-will-only-elect-liberals/) - There is only one political party capable of forming government that is not committed to banning our firearms – The Conservative Party of Canada. From a firearm owner's perspective, this should make voting in Election 2021 simple. Yet it doesn’t. In dozens of electoral districts, Election 2021 is a coin-flip between Conservatives and
- [Quand Trudeau déclenchera les élections, soyez prêts](https://cssa-cila.org/quand-trudeau-declenchera-les-elections-soyez-prets/) - [English Version] Il est presque certain que l'écriture tombera pour l'élection fédérale de 2021 dans les sept prochains jours. Bien sûr, Justin Trudeau ne cesse de dire que "personne ne veut d'élections avant la fin de cette pandémie", mais comment savoir si Trudeau ment ? Ses lèvres bougent. Et il distribue des seaux d'argent comme
- [When Trudeau Calls the Election, Be Ready](https://cssa-cila.org/when-trudeau-calls-the-election-be-ready/) - [Version Française] The Writ will almost certainly drop for the 2021 federal election within the next seven days. Sure, Justin Trudeau keeps saying, “Nobody wants an election before the end of this pandemic,” but how do you know Trudeau is lying? His lips are moving. And he’s giving away buckets of money like candy all
- [3 Reasons Why You Need GunGuard Insurance Today](https://cssa-cila.org/3-reasons-why-you-need-gunguard-insurance-today/) - On June 29th we announced GunGuard – a standalone firearm insurance product that insures your firearms against loss, theft and fire. It’s an insurance product we fought eight long years to bring to life in Canada, and we’re proud to finally bring this CSSA-exclusive product to our members. This is ground-breaking for at least three
- [Les chasseurs canadiens ont-ils disparu ou est-ce un autre fantasme libéral ?](https://cssa-cila.org/les-chasseurs-canadiens-ont-ils-disparu/) - [English Version] En mars dernier, nous nous sommes offusqués de l'utilisation par Sécurité publique Canada des images d'un chasseur et d'un tireur sur cible sur leur page intitulée " Agir pour réduire la violence armée ".[i] Les membres de gangs et les trafiquants de drogue - et non les chasseurs et les tireurs sur
- [Are Canadian Hunters Extinct or is that just another Liberal fantasy?](https://cssa-cila.org/are-canadian-hunters-extinct-or-is-that-just-another-liberal-fantasy/) - [Version Française] Back in March we took exception with Public Safety Canada’s use of images of a hunter and a target shooter on their page titled “Taking action to reduce gun violence”.[i] Gang members and drug dealers – not Canadian hunters and target shooters – are responsible for violence committed with illegal guns in our
- [Deux poids deux mesures pour un sergent de la GRC accusé de possession d'une arme de poing sans permis](https://cssa-cila.org/deux-poids-deux-mesures-pour-un-sergent-de-la-grc-accuse-de-possession-dune-arme-de-poing-sans-permis/) - [English Version] Le 13 juillet 2021, la GRC de la Saskatchewan a publié un communiqué de presse indiquant que le sergent Rene Giroux était accusé d'un chef de possession non autorisée d'une arme à feu à autorisation restreinte[i]. Le permis de possession et d'acquisition d'armes à feu à autorisation restreinte (PIAAR) du sergent Giroux a
- [Double Standard Applied to RCMP Sergeant Charged with Possession of a Handgun Without a Licence](https://cssa-cila.org/double-standard-applied-to-rcmp-sergeant-charged-with-possession-of-a-handgun-without-a-licence/) - [Version Française] On July 13, 2021, Saskatchewan RCMP issued a press release noting that RCMP Sergeant Rene Giroux was charged with one count of unauthorized possession of a restricted firearm.[i] Sergeant Giroux’s Restricted Possession and Acquisition License (RPAL) expired some time prior to January 28, 2021, when someone, perhaps with a personal axe to grind
- [Les fusils fantômes](https://cssa-cila.org/les-fusils-fantomes/) - [English Version] La définition historique L'expression "arme à feu fantôme" est la dernière expression à la mode utilisée par les défenseurs américains du "contrôle des armes à feu" et les politiciens qui les représentent, mais qu'est-ce que cela signifie réellement ? Pour répondre correctement à cette question, il faut faire une brève incursion dans
- [Ghost Guns](https://cssa-cila.org/ghost-guns/) - [Version Française] The Historical Definition “Ghost Gun” is the latest buzz-phrase touted by America’s ‘gun control’ advocates and the politicians who front for them, but what does it actually mean? To properly answer this question requires a short foray in Canada’s firearm registration history. In 1934, five years prior to the birth of Casper the
- [Imaginez si les décrets d'interdiction des armes à feu étaient réellement appliqués.](https://cssa-cila.org/imaginez/) - [English Version] Le défaut fondamental du système canadien actuel d'ordonnances d'interdiction d'armes à feu (OAF) est qu'aucun effort n'est fait pour s'assurer que les personnes visées par une OAF s'y conforment, contrairement à d'autres juridictions. - Le système MOSOVO (Management of Sexual and Violent Offenders Units) du Royaume-Uni. [i] - le système agressif australien d'ordonnance
- [Imagine if Firearm Prohibition Orders were Actually Enforced](https://cssa-cila.org/imagine-if-firearm-prohibition-orders-were-actually-enforced/) - [Version Française] The fundamental flaw with Canada’s current Firearms Prohibition Order (FPO) system is that no effort is made to ensure those under an FPO comply with it, unlike other jurisdictions. United Kingdom’s Management of Sexual and Violent Offenders Units (MOSOVO)[i] Australia’s aggressive Firearm Prohibition Order System[ii], and New Zealand’s proposed Firearms Prohibition Orders Amendment
- [News Release: Liberals flawed firearm buyback program costing Canadians](https://cssa-cila.org/news-release-liberals-flawed-firearm-buyback-program-costing-canadians/) - June 29, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ottawa, ON – Shannon Stubbs, Conservative Shadow Minister for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, and Richard Martel, Conservative Quebec Political Lieutenant, released the following statement in response to the Parliamentary Budget Officer's report on the cost of the Liberal's buyback program: "Today, the Parliamentary Budget Officer confirmed to
- [Comment l'amélioration des vérifications des antécédents permettra d'éviter la prochaine fusillade lors d'une fête d'anniversaire.](https://cssa-cila.org/comment-lamelioration-des-verifications-des-antecedents/) - [English Version] Le 19 juin 2021, deux jeunes hommes se sont disputés lors de la fête d'anniversaire d'un enfant d'un an et ont tenté de s'entretuer avec des armes de poing illégales. Au lieu de se blesser mutuellement, ils ont blessé trois enfants, dont un de 5 ans qui est toujours dans un état critique.
- [How Enhanced Background Checks Will Prevent the Next Birthday Party Shootout](https://cssa-cila.org/how-enhanced-background-checks-will-prevent-the-next-birthday-party-shootout/) - [Version Française] On June 19, 2021, two young men got into an argument at a 1-year-old’s birthday party and attempted to kill each other with illegal handguns. Instead of hurting each other, they wounded three children including a 5-year-old who is still in critical condition. Justin Trudeau’s solution: Enhanced background checks on licensed firearm owners.
- [Projet de loi C-10: La liberté d'expression attaquée](https://cssa-cila.org/projet-de-loi-c-10-la-liberte-dexpression-attaquee/) - [English Version] Les gouvernements de tous bords méprisent la liberté d'expression parce que les gouvernements de tous bords méprisent l'opposition. Quel meilleur moyen de faire taire les voix de l'opposition que de les priver de leur droit à la liberté d'expression? L'attaque la plus flagrante contre notre droit à la liberté d'expression (soi-disant) protégé par
- [Bill C-10: Free Speech Under Attack](https://cssa-cila.org/free-speech-under-attack/) - [Version Française] Governments of all stripes despise freedom of speech because governments of all stripes despise opposition. What better way to shut down opposition voices than by stripping them of their right to free speech? The most egregious attack on our (supposedly) Charter-protected right to freedom of speech is Liberal government Bill C-10, gloriously misnamed:
- [L'urgence des libéraux pour les élections de septembre?](https://cssa-cila.org/lurgence-des-liberaux-pour-les-elections-de-septembre/) - [English Version] Si l'on en croit Justin Trudeau (ce n'est pas le cas), son parti ne souhaite pas d'élections aujourd'hui ou dans un avenir prévisible. "Personne ne veut d'élections avant la fin de cette pandémie ", a déclaré M. Trudeau. [i] Pourtant, le 4 juin 2021, la CBC a rapporté[ii] que le Parti libéral a
- [Liberal Urgency for September Election?](https://cssa-cila.org/liberal-urgency-for-september-election/) - [Version Française] If Justin Trudeau is to be believed (he’s not), his party has no desire for an election today or in the foreseeable future. "Nobody wants an election before the end of this pandemic," Trudeau said. [i] Yet on June 4, 2021, CBC reported[ii] the Liberal Party activated its ‘state of electoral urgency’ clause
- [Les libéraux ignorent les armes à feu illégales dans leur ferveur à harceler les propriétaires d'armes à feu autorisés.](https://cssa-cila.org/les-liberaux-ignorent-les-armes-a-feu-illegales/) - [English Version] Justin Trudeau et Bill Blair insistent sur le fait que la création de nouvelles lois que les hors-la-loi peuvent ignorer est le chemin magique et miraculeux vers l'utopie de sécurité publique qu'ils ont promise. Les faits - pour ceux qui sont prêts à ignorer ces absurdités - prouvent l'inutilité de leur démarche de
- [Liberals Ignore Illegal Guns in Their Fervour to Harass Licensed Gun Owners](https://cssa-cila.org/liberals-ignore-illegal-guns-in-their-fervour-to-harass-licensed-gun-owners/) - [Version Française] Justin Trudeau and Bill Blair insist creating more laws for the lawless to ignore is the magical and miraculous path to their promised public safety utopia. The facts – for those willing to ignore such nonsense – prove the uselessness of their virtue-signalling path. Piling more laws onto the shoulders of already law-abiding
- [Allons au Champ de Tir !](https://cssa-cila.org/allons-au-champ-de-tir/) - [English Version] Après 15 mois de verrouillages d'intensité variable, le COVID est maintenant en grande partie derrière nous, tout comme l'hiver, et il est temps pour nous de profiter de l'une des meilleures expériences canadiennes en plein air - une journée au champ de tir. En Ontario[i], bien qu'il y ait encore de nombreuses restrictions,
- [Let’s Go to the Shooting Range!](https://cssa-cila.org/lets-go-to-the-shooting-range/) - [Version Française] After 15 months of lockdowns of varying intensity COVID is now mostly behind us, just like winter, and it’s time for us to enjoy one of the best Canadian outdoor experiences – a day at the shooting range. In Ontario[i], while there may still be a few limitations, most outdoor shooting ranges are
- [L'interdiction et le rachat des armes à feu par Trudeau pourraient finir par coûter cher aux contribuables](https://cssa-cila.org/linterdiction-et-le-rachat-des-armes-a-feu-par-trudeau-pourraient-finir-par-couter-cher-aux-contribuables/) - [English Version] Aaron Wudrick | Directeur fédéral | Fédération canadienne des contribuables (Cette chronique a été publiée initialement dans le Toronto Sun) Cela ne coûtera que 2 millions de dollars. C'est la promesse qu'a faite le premier ministre de l'époque, Jean Chrétien, en 1995, en présentant le projet de loi C-68, mieux connu aujourd'hui sous
- [Trudeau's gun ban and buyback could end up costing taxpayers a bundle](https://cssa-cila.org/trudeaus-gun-ban-and-buyback-could-end-up-costing-taxpayers-a-bundle/) - [Version Française] Aaron Wudrick | Federal Director | Canadian Taxpayers Federation (This column originally appeared in the Toronto Sun) It’ll only cost $2 million. That was the promise then-prime minister Jean Chretien made in 1995 when introducing Bill C-68, better known today as the federal long-gun registry. Canadians of a certain vintage won’t need any reminder as
- [Politiques sur les armes à feu des principaux partis politiques du Canada](https://cssa-cila.org/politiques-sur-les-armes-a-feu/) - [English Version] La semaine dernière, on a appris qu'Erin O'Toole et le Parti conservateur avaient loué " une salle de bal spacieuse dans un hôtel chic du centre-ville d'Ottawa pour les prochains mois afin de servir de studio de diffusion pour leur campagne ".[i] Puisque nous sommes maintenant en " mode de préparation perpétuelle aux
- [Firearm Policies of Canada's Major Political Parties](https://cssa-cila.org/firearm-policies-of-canadas-major-political-parties/) - [Version Française] Last week news surfaced that Erin O'Toole and the Conservative Party rented “a spacious ballroom at a swank downtown Ottawa hotel for the next several months to serve as a broadcast studio for their campaign.”[i] Since we’re now in ‘perpetual election readiness mode’ we decided now was a great time to make you
- [Le registre secret des armes d'épaule de la GRC](https://cssa-cila.org/le-registre-secret-des-armes-depaule-de-la-grc/) - [English Version] À l'occasion du premier anniversaire de l'interdiction des armes à feu par décret du gouvernement libéral, il est normal que nous découvrions la preuve que la GRC a menti au Parlement et a conservé une copie des dossiers du registre des armes d'épaule qui a échoué[i]. Le problème est que 95 % des
- [Deuxième lecture du projet de loi C-21 : Qu'est-ce que cela signifie ?](https://cssa-cila.org/deuxieme-lecture-du-projet-de-loi-c-21/) - [English Version] La deuxième lecture du projet de loi C-21, " Loi modifiant certaines lois et apportant des modifications corrélatives (armes à feu) ", s'est poursuivie le 23 avril 2021, après le discours du ministre Bill Blair et la réfutation du député conservateur Shannon Stubbs le 26 février. Mais que signifie exactement la "deuxième lecture"
- [Christina Howorun: An Investigative Reporter Digs into the Source of Toronto’s Illegal Guns](https://cssa-cila.org/christina-howorun-an-investigative-reporter-digs-into-the-source-of-torontos-illegal-guns/) - Watch the documentary VeraCity: The Gun Chase It’s easy to believe that investigative reporters – those who set aside their personal beliefs and follow the evidence to reach a conclusion – are extinct in Canada. We’re happy to report one of this rare species is alive and well and reporting honestly about firearms. Christina Howorun,
- [Second Reading of Bill C-21: What Does That Mean?](https://cssa-cila.org/second-reading-of-bill-c-21-what-does-that-mean/) - [Version Française] Second Reading of Bill C-21[i], “An Act to amend certain Acts and to make certain consequential amendments (firearms)”, continued on April 23, 2021, following Minister Bill Blair’s speech and Conservative MP Shannon Stubbs’ rebuttal on February 26th. But what exactly does ‘Second Reading’ mean? The purpose of Second Reading is to allow the
- [Bill "Conspiracy Theory" Blair voit des extrémistes sous chaque permis de port d'arme](https://cssa-cila.org/bill-conspiracy-theory-blair/) - [English Version] Je vous le dis... toutes les personnes qui font partie du lobby des armes à feu ne sont pas des extrémistes, mais toutes les personnes extrémistes font partie du lobby des armes à feu", a déclaré Bill "Théorie de la conspiration" Blair lors d'un récent événement du Parti libéral. Cette absurdité est si
- [Bill ‘Conspiracy Theory’ Blair Sees Extremists Under Every Gun License](https://cssa-cila.org/bill-conspiracy-theory-blair-sees-extremists-under-every-gun-license/) - [Version Française] “I tell you… not every person who’s in the gun lobby is an extremist, but everybody who’s extremist is in the gun lobby,” said Bill ‘Conspiracy Theory’ Blair at a recent Liberal Party event. This nonsense is so easily debunked we’re shocked that Captain ‘Conspiracy Theory’ would even say it out loud. That
- [Bill Blair admet son échec à empêcher les extrémistes d'obtenir légalement des armes à feu](https://cssa-cila.org/bill-blair-admet-son-echec-a-empecher-les-extremistes-dobtenir-legalement-des-armes-a-feu/) - [English Version] " Je vous le dis... toutes les personnes qui sont dans le lobby des armes à feu ne sont pas des extrémistes, mais toutes les personnes extrémistes sont dans le lobby des armes à feu "[i], a déclaré le ministre de la Sécurité publique Bill Blair lors d'un événement du Parti libéral. Sous
- [Bill Blair Admits His Failure at Preventing Extremists from Legally Obtaining Firearms](https://cssa-cila.org/bill-blair-admits-his-failure-at-preventing-extremists-from-legally-obtaining-firearms/) - [Version Française] “I tell you… not every person who’s in the gun lobby is an extremist, but everybody who’s extremist is in the gun lobby,” Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said during a Liberal Party panel event. ( at 21:00 minutes in) In the full light of the camera's gaze, Blair admitted that Justin Trudeau’s
- [Le gouvernement Trudeau abandonne la santé mentale des Premières nations](https://cssa-cila.org/le-gouvernement-trudeau-abandonne-la-sante-mentale-des-premieres-nations/) - [English Version] En 2007, le taux de suicide chez les membres des Premières nations, les Métis et les Inuits était deux fois plus élevé que chez les non-Autochtones. [i] En 2016, le taux de suicide chez les Premières nations, les Métis et les Inuits était trois fois plus élevé que chez les non-Autochtones. [ii] De
- [Trudeau Government Abandons First Nations’ Mental Health](https://cssa-cila.org/trudeau-government-abandons-first-nations-mental-health/) - [Version Française] In 2007, suicides among Canadian First Nations people, Métis and Inuit were double the rate for non-Indigenous people.[i] By 2016, suicides among Canadian First Nations people, Métis and Inuit were triple the rate for non-Indigenous people.[ii] Further, the suicide rate for First Nations people living on reserve is twice as high as the
- [Vertu libérale contre Canadiens autochtones: Devinez qui est perdant ?](https://cssa-cila.org/vertu-liberale-contre-canadiens-autochtones-devinez-qui-est-perdant/) - [English Version] Trente-six communautés des Premières Nations n'ont pas d'eau potable, dont plusieurs depuis plus d'une décennie.[i] Selon l'infographie de Statistique Canada intitulée Homicide au Canada, 2019:[ii] le taux d'homicide des Canadiens indigènes était 6,5 fois plus élevé que celui des non-indigènes. Un tiers de toutes les victimes d'homicide étaient des minorités visibles. Un quart
- [Liberal Virtue vs Indigenous Canadians: Guess Who Loses?](https://cssa-cila.org/liberal-virtue-vs-indigenous-canadians-guess-who-loses/) - [Version Française] Thirty-six First Nations communities do not have clean drinking water, many for over a decade.[i] According to Statistics Canada Homicide in Canada, 2019 infographic:[ii] the homicide rate for Indigenous Canadians was 5 times higher than for non-Indigenous people One third of all homicide victims were visible minorities One quarter of all homicides in
- [Encore plus de mensonges, de tromperies et de peur des armes à feu de la part des libéraux.](https://cssa-cila.org/encore-plus-de-mensonges-de-tromperies-et-de-peur-des-armes-a-feu-de-la-part-des-liberaux/) - [English Version] Le gouvernement Trudeau comprend que la peur fait gagner des voix - il est donc toujours dans son intérêt électoral d'attiser les flammes de la peur à chaque occasion. La page Web de la Sécurité publique intitulée " Réduire ensemble la violence armée "[i] est l'un de ces documents chargés de peur et
- [More Liberal Lies, Deceit and Firearms Fear-Porn](https://cssa-cila.org/more-liberal-lies-deceit-and-firearms-fear-porn/) - [Version Française] The Trudeau government understands that fear wins votes – so it’s always in their electoral interests to stoke the flames of fear at every opportunity. Public Safety’s web page titled “Reducing gun violence together”[i] is one of those fear-laden documents with little basis in reality. The shocking headline. “Violent crime involving firearms is
- [Pourquoi le gouvernement libéral se précipite-t-il sur les nouveaux désactiveurs d'armes à feu ?](https://cssa-cila.org/pourquoi-le-gouvernement-liberal-se-precipite-t-il-sur-les-nouveaux-desactiveurs-darmes-a-feu/) - [English Version] Vous avez probablement entendu dire que le gouvernement libéral demande aux entreprises d'armes à feu de participer au " Programme provisoire de neutralisation des armes à feu " du Programme canadien des armes à feu. Ce que vous n'avez probablement pas entendu, c'est pourquoi. La CSSA a appris de deux sources fiables que
- [Why the Liberal Government Rush for New Firearm Deactivators?](https://cssa-cila.org/why-the-liberal-government-rush-for-new-firearm-deactivators/) - [Version Française] You’ve probably heard the Liberal Government is asking firearm businesses to join the Canadian Firearms Program’s ‘Interim Firearms Deactivation Program’. What you probably haven’t heard is why. CSSA has learned from two reliable sources that Public Safety Minister Bill Blair will soon announce the only way you can keep firearms that were prohibited
- [Ordonnances d'interdiction des armes à feu: Australie et la Nouvelle-Zélande fait bien les choses](https://cssa-cila.org/ordonnances-dinterdiction-des-armes-a-feu-australie-et-la-nouvelle-zelande-fait-bien-les-choses/) - [English Version] Lorsqu'un individu commet un crime violent ou autre crime grave, les tribunaux canadiens peuvent lui interdire de posséder des armes à feu et d'autres armes pendant quelques mois ou le reste de sa vie. Sur le papier, cela semble très bien. Il y a cependant un problème flagrant avec le système canadien d'ordonnance
- [Firearm Prohibition Orders: Australia and New Zealand Get It Right](https://cssa-cila.org/firearm-prohibition-orders-australia-and-new-zealand-get-it-right/) - [Version Française] When an individual commits a violent or other serious crime, Canadian courts can prohibit the offender from possessing firearms and other weapons for a few months or the rest of their life. On paper, it sounds great. There is one glaring problem with Canada’s Firearm Prohibition Order system, however. The only government agency
- [Rencontrez votre ministre de la Sécurité publique peu informé](https://cssa-cila.org/ministre-de-la-securite-publique/) - [English Version] Bill Blair ne sait même pas ce que contient sa propre législation « Le projet de loi C-21, loi modifiant certaines lois et d'autres textes en conséquence, est un pas historique et important pour le Canada en vue de créer un pays plus sûr, puisqu'il propose d'instaurer des mesures de contrôle des armes à feu
- [Meet Your Low-Information Minister of Public Safety](https://cssa-cila.org/meet-your-low-information-minister-of-public-safety/) - [Version Française] Bill Blair doesn’t even know what’s in his own legislation “This legislation proposes to introduce some of the strongest gun control measures in our country's history.”[i] If that were true, Bill C-21 would keep illegal guns out of the hands of drug dealers, gangs and other violent offenders. Instead, Minister Blair will create
- [Les libéraux suppriment les sanctions pour les criminels violents et les trafiquants de drogue](https://cssa-cila.org/les-liberaux-suppriment-les-sanctions-pour-les-criminels-violents-et-les-trafiquants-de-drogue/) - [English Version] La semaine dernière, le gouvernement Trudeau a présenté le projet de loi C-21[i] "pour retirer les armes les plus dangereuses de nos rues et de nos communautés" et le projet de loi C-22[ii] pour remédier à "la sur-incarcération des peuples autochtones ainsi que des Canadiens noirs et marginalisés". Les armes dites "dangereuses" visées
- [Liberals Crack Down on Licensed Gun Owners, Remove Penalties for Violent Criminals and Drug Dealers](https://cssa-cila.org/liberals-crack-down-on-licensed-gun-owners-remove-penalties-for-violent-criminals-and-drug-dealers/) - [Version Française] Last week the Trudeau government introduced Bill C-21[i] “to take the most dangerous guns off our streets and out of our communities” and Bill C-22[ii] to address “the over-incarceration of Indigenous peoples as well as Black and marginalized Canadians”. The so-called “dangerous guns” targeted by Bill C-21 aren’t on the street, they’re in
- [Les basses lumières du projet de loi libéral C-21](https://cssa-cila.org/les-basses-lumieres-du-projet-de-loi-liberal-c-21/) - [English Version] Hier, le Premier ministre Justin Trudeau, le ministre de la Sécurité publique Bill Blair, la vice-première ministre Chrystia Freeland et le ministre de la Justice David Lametti ont annoncé sur les ondes leur nouveau programme électoral ambitieux en matière de "contrôle des armes à feu", le projet de loi C-21. [i] Avant d'examiner
- [The Low Lights of Liberal Bill C-21](https://cssa-cila.org/the-low-lights-of-liberal-bill-c-21/) - [Version Française] This morning Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland and Justice Minister David Lametti took to the airwaves to announce their sweeping new ‘gun control’ election platform, Bill C-21.i Before we look at what’s in Bill C-21, it’s important to take note of what’s not contained in
- [Christine Generoux Deuxième Partie](https://cssa-cila.org/christine-generoux-deuxieme-partie/) - [English Version] Dans la première partie de cette série, nous avons présenté Christine Generoux, nous avons partagé une partie de son histoire et ce qui l'a amenée à contester l'interdiction des armes à feu par le gouvernement fédéral. Dans la deuxième partie, nous examinerons de plus près comment Christine Generoux utilise la Loi sur le
- [Christine Generoux - An Unlikely Heroine of Canadian Gun Culture, Part 2](https://cssa-cila.org/christine-generoux-an-unlikely-heroine-of-canadian-gun-culture-part-2/) - [Version Française] In Part One of this series, we introduced Christine Generoux, shared some of her life story and what led her to challenge the federal government’s Order in Council gun ban. Here in Part Two, we’ll take a closer look at how Christine Generoux is using Canada’s Multiculturalism Act[i] to challenge the largest single
- [Christine Generoux - Une heroine improbable de la culture canadienne des armes à feu](https://cssa-cila.org/christine-generoux-une-heroine-improbable-de-la-culture-canadienne-des-armes-a-feu/) - [English Version] Christine Generoux, une femme de 33 ans d'Ottawa (Ontario), conteste par décret l'interdiction des armes à feu décrétée par le gouvernement libéral le 1er mai. Contrairement à d'autres plaideurs, Christine a choisi de se représenter elle-même dans le cadre de son contrôle judiciaire du décret. Generoux se représente elle-même par nécessité. Elle n'est
- [Christine Generoux – An Unlikely Heroine of Canadian Gun Culture, Part 1](https://cssa-cila.org/christine-generoux-an-unlikely-heroine-of-canadian-gun-culture-part-1/) - [Version Française] Christine Generoux, a 33-year-old woman from Ottawa, Ontario, is challenging the Liberal government’s May 1st gun ban by Order in Council. Unlike other litigants, Christine chose to represent herself in her Judicial Review of the OIC. Generoux is self-represented by necessity. She is not a wealthy woman. She can’t afford to hire a
- [Ce qu'une présidence Joe Biden signifie pour les propriétaires d'armes canadiens](https://cssa-cila.org/ce-quune-presidence-joe-biden-signifie-pour-les-proprietaires-darmes-canadiens/) - [English Version] On Day One of his presidency, Joe Biden killed the Keystone XL Pipeline without so much as a whimper from Prime Minister Trudeau in defence of Albertan jobs.[i] Le refus de Trudeau de se battre pour les emplois dans l'Ouest canadien sera probablement compensé par son zèle à interdire davantage d'armes aux propriétaires
- [What a Joe Biden Presidency Means for Canadian Gun Owners](https://cssa-cila.org/what-a-joe-biden-presidency-means-for-canadian-gun-owners/) - [Version Française] On Day One of his presidency, Joe Biden killed the Keystone XL Pipeline without so much as a whimper from Prime Minister Trudeau in defence of Albertan jobs.[i] Trudeau’s refusal to fight for Western Canadian jobs will likely be offset by his zeal to ban more guns from licensed owners in the weeks
- [In Memoriam: Dennis R. Young (1947 – January 15, 2021)](https://cssa-cila.org/in-memoriam-dennis-r-young-1947-january-15-2021/) - Dennis R. Young, Canada’s foremost firearms researcher, passed into glory on the evening of January 15, 2021, after a second lengthy battle with cancer. Dennis is survived by his wife Hazel, their children Jennifer and Steven, and their three grandchildren, and his brothers Kim Young and Gordon Young, sisters Ardyth Tait and Merle Lynn Watson.
- [Navdeep Bains est-il le dernier canari à chanter pour une élection de printemps ?](https://cssa-cila.org/navdeep-bains-est-il-le-dernier-canari-a-chanter-pour-une-election-de-printemps/) - [English Version] Le gouvernement Trudeau ne se rendra pas aux urnes avant trois ans, à moins qu'il ne puisse fabriquer une crise pour les "forcer" à y participer tout en rejetant la faute sur Erin O'Toole et le Parti conservateur. Alors pourquoi Navdeep Bains, l'actuel ministre de l'innovation, de la science et de l'industrie, a-t-il
- [Is Navdeep Bains the Latest Canary Singing for a Spring Election?](https://cssa-cila.org/is-navdeep-bains-the-latest-canary-singing-for-a-spring-election/) - [Version Française] The Trudeau government won’t go to the polls for another three years unless they can manufacture a crisis to “force” them into one while blaming it on Erin O'Toole and the Conservative Party. So why would Navdeep Bains, now the former Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, resign his Cabinet post and announce
- [Patineurs sur glace ou membres de gangs avec des armes à feu illégales : quelle est la plus grande menace pour la sécurité publique ?](https://cssa-cila.org/patineurs-sur-glace-ou-membres-de-gangs-avec-des-armes-a-feu-illegales-quelle-est-la-plus-grande-menace-pour-la-securite-publique/) - [English Version] Les personnes qui patinent sur l'une des 54 patinoires extérieures de Toronto constituent une plus grande menace que les criminels armés illégalement[i]. "Depuis le 23 décembre, la police de Toronto a inculpé 19 personnes en vertu de la loi sur l'intrusion dans la propriété pour des actes illégaux de hockey sur une glace
- [Ice Skaters or Gang Members with Illegal Guns: Who is the Greater Threat to Public Safety?](https://cssa-cila.org/ice-skaters-or-gang-members-with-illegal-guns-who-is-the-greater-threat-to-public-safety/) - [Version française] People skating on one of Toronto’s 54 outdoor skating rinks are a greater threat than criminals with illegal guns.[i] “Since Dec. 23, Toronto police have charged 19 people under the Trespass to Property Act for illegal acts of hockey on city-owned ice,” said Matthew Pegg, head of Toronto’s Emergency Management division. Pegg confirmed the
- [Joyeux Noël et bonnes fêtes de la CSSA!](https://cssa-cila.org/merry-christmas-from-cssa-fr/) - [read in English] Joyeux Noël, bonnes fêtes et bonne année à tous de la part du conseil d'administration, du personnel et du directeur exécutif de l'Association canadienne des sports de tir. Cette année a été la plus étrange pour nous tous, et nous ne pouvons qu'imaginer ce qu'elle a été pour vous aussi. Tout d'abord,
- [TEAM CSSA E-NEWS | DECEMBER 15, 2020 | RCMP Entraps Licensed Gun Owners](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-december-15-2020-rcmp-entraps-licensed-gun-owners/)
- [Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the CSSA!](https://cssa-cila.org/merry-christmas-from-cssa/) - [lire en Français] Merry Christmas, happy holidays and all the best for the coming New Year from the Board of Directors, staff and the Executive Director of the Canadian Shooting Sports Association. It’s been the strangest year for all of us, and we can only imagine what it’s been like for you, too. First, COVID-19
- [RCMP Entraps Licensed Gun Owners](https://cssa-cila.org/rcmp-entraps-licensed-gun-owners/) - The RCMP entrapped tens of thousands of licensed gun owners when they reclassified 354 formerly Non-Restricted and Restricted firearms as Prohibited after May 6, 2020, without notifying anyone.[i] There is no requirement in law for the RCMP to notify gun owners of classification changes even though they put firearm owners in legal jeopardy – a
- [The Gift That Keeps On Giving Nightmares: Bill Blair’s OIC Gun Ban](https://cssa-cila.org/the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving-nightmares-bill-blairs-oic-gun-ban/) - Bill Blair’s May 1st gun ban by Order in Council is an evil gift that keeps on giving long after it’s faded from the headlines. The Canadian Sporting Arms and Ammunition Association (CSAAA) learned just how evil when a senior official at Public Safety Canada answered a series of questions about the new gun ban.
- [What Will Your Firearm Confiscation Compensation Scheme Cost, Minister Blair?](https://cssa-cila.org/what-will-your-firearm-confiscation-compensation-scheme-cost-minister-blair/) - On November 25, 2020, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair tabled his 2020/2021 Main Estimates and Supplementary Estimates for the Public Safety Portfolio in his opening remarks to the Standing Committee on Public Safety (SECU).[i] Despite a meeting specifically on budget estimates for his department, Minister Blair refused to offer any clues as to how much
- [RCMP Union Echoes CSSA Position on Liberal Gun Confiscations](https://cssa-cila.org/rcmp-union-echoes-cssa-position-on-liberal-gun-confiscations/) - On Monday, The National Police Federation (NFP), the union representing 20,000 RCMP members, slammed the Liberal government’s gun ban by Order in Council in its position statement “Gun Violence and Public Safety in Canada”.[i] “NPF calls for funding that enables law enforcement to properly address crime prevention rather than the ongoing monitoring of unrelated restrictions
- [Alberta Shifts to Provincially-Appointed Chief Firearms Officer](https://cssa-cila.org/alberta-shifts-to-provincially-appointed-chief-firearms-officer/) - On November 9, 2020, the Government of Alberta announced its intention to appoint a Chief Firearms Officer accountable to Albertans,[i] making them the latest province to dump their federally-appointed Chief Firearms Officer. In July, the government of Saskatchewan announced Robert Freberg, lifelong volunteer and board member of the Saskatoon Wildlife Association, as their provincially-appointed CFO.
- [Why Can’t Bill Blair Buy a Scapegoat?](https://cssa-cila.org/why-cant-bill-blair-buy-a-scapegoat/) - Scapegoat: one that bears the blame for others[i] Twice Public Safety Minister Bill Blair released a tender seeking a company to manage his proposed Firearm Confiscation Compensation scheme. Twice the government’s tender ended without a single expression of interest.[ii] What does it say about Bill Blair’s hairbrained scheme when $78,000,000 can’t buy him a
- [CSSA ENEWS | NOVEMBER 3, 2020 | The Clarion Call for Gun Bans: A Timeless Canadian Tradition](https://cssa-cila.org/cssa-enews-november-3-2020-the-clarion-call-for-gun-bans-a-timeless-canadian-tradition/)
- [The Clarion Call for Gun Bans: A Timeless Canadian Tradition](https://cssa-cila.org/the-clarion-call-for-gun-bans-a-timeless-canadian-tradition/) - For those who legally purchased their first firearm in the past 20 years, it may come as a surprise to learn the push for firearm owner licensing and universal gun registration began more than half a century ago. In 1965 the National Council of Women presented a brief to Liberal Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson.
- [TEAM CSSA E-NEWS | OCTOBER 27, 2020 | Talismans, Voodoo Dolls, Demons and Gun Bans](https://cssa-cila.org/talismans-voodoo-dolls-demons-and-gun-bans-2/)
- [Talismans, Voodoo Dolls, Demons and Gun Bans](https://cssa-cila.org/talismans-voodoo-dolls-demons-and-gun-bans/) - Happy Halloween! This time of year we are treated to the spectre of ghosts, goblins, zombies, trolls and a myriad of strange creatures, some of which come from Ottawa to confound and haunt our darkest nightmares. The night abounds with talismans – inanimate objects or artifacts believed to produce magical or miraculous effects. Witness Carl
- [Dr. Caillin Langmann: Effect of firearms legislation on suicide and homicide in Canada from 1981 to 2016](https://cssa-cila.org/dr-caillin-langmann-effect-of-firearms-legislation-on-suicide-and-homicide-in-canada-from-1981-to-2016/) - Dr. Caillin Langmann Published: June 18, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234457 Direct Download Link: PDF Canada implemented a series of laws regulating firearms including background and psychological screening, licensing, and training in the years 1991, 1994, and 2001. The effects of this legislation on suicide and homicide rates were examined over the years 1981 to 2016. Models were
- [TEAM CSSA E-NEWS | October 20, 2020 | Jeremy Harrison to Sask Gun Owners: “The Saskatchewan Party has your back”](https://cssa-cila.org/jeremy-harrison-to-sask-gun-owners-the-saskatchewan-party-has-your-back-2/)
- [Jeremy Harrison to Sask Gun Owners: “The Saskatchewan Party has your back”](https://cssa-cila.org/jeremy-harrison-to-sask-gun-owners-the-saskatchewan-party-has-your-back/) - Saskatchewan voters go to the polls on October 26th. This week CSSA interviewed the Honourable Jeremy Harrison, MLA for Meadow Lake, about the steps the Saskatchewan Party government is taking to protect and defend the rights of Saskatchewan gun owners. Jeremy Harrison is Minister of Trade and Export Development and Minister of Immigration and Career
- [Firearms Legal Defence to the Rescue. Again.](https://cssa-cila.org/firearms-legal-defence-to-the-rescue-again/) - After a few years of dedication to her craft as a sport shooter, Kassandra passed her IPSC Black Badge Safety Training Program with flying colours, allowing her to compete in sanctioned IPSC matches as a full-fledged member. Kassandra was overjoyed to be progressing in her sport and was looking forward to some upcoming IPSC matches.
- [TEAM CSSA E-NEWS | OCTOBER 13, 2020 | Trudeau Government Defines the Firearms They Will Ban Next](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-october-13-2020-trudeau-government-defines-the-firearms-they-will-ban-next/)
- [Trudeau Government Defines the Firearms They Will Ban Next](https://cssa-cila.org/trudeau-government-defines-the-firearms-they-will-ban-next/) - The Trudeau government’s next gun ban will target the best-selling semi-automatic rifles in Canada. So says Member of Parliament Joël Lightbound, Parliamentary Secretary for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. In his response to ePetition e-2341, Joël Lightbound reiterated the Liberal government’s three criteria for banning and confiscating firearms from federally-licensed, RCMP-vetted firearm owners: [i] (1)
- [TEAM CSSA E-NEWS | OCTOBER 6, 2020 | Firearm Confiscation Compensation Program is a Secret](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-october-6-2020-firearm-confiscation-compensation-program-is-a-secret/)
- [Firearm Confiscation Compensation Program is a Secret](https://cssa-cila.org/firearm-confiscation-compensation-program-is-a-secret/) - Last week we discussed the possibility the Liberal government may simply kiss firearm confiscation goodbye after Public Safety cancelled the tender for developing the program. Public Safety spokesperson Tim Warmington said, “The bid evaluation process did not yield to the selection of a successful bidder. A revised Request for Proposal will be introduced in the
- [TEAM CSSA E-NEWS | September 16, 2020 | Our Culture of Safety](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-september-16-2020-our-culture-of-safety/)
- [Can We Kiss Firearm Confiscation Compensation Goodbye?](https://cssa-cila.org/can-we-kiss-firearm-confiscation-compensation-goodbye/) - On May 1st, 2020, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Public Safety Minister Bill Blair promised gun owners they would receive fair compensation for any firearms confiscated under their May 1st gun ban by Order in Council. It looks more like this was just another lie in a long list of Liberal Lies. On September 22nd,
- [TEAM CSSA E-NEWS | September 8, 2020 | Thursday is World Suicide Prevention Day](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-september-8-2020-thursday-is-world-suicide-prevention-day/)
- [The Culture of Safety](https://cssa-cila.org/the-culture-of-safety/) - Canadian hunters and sport shooters, like firearms owners all over the world, are committed to public safety for the most compelling reason possible: it’s in our own best interest. No matter how we use our firearms, be it hunting with our families and friends, target shooting at the range, or competing in the shooting sports,
- [Thursday is World Suicide Prevention Day](https://cssa-cila.org/thursday-is-world-suicide-prevention-day/) - The COVID-19 pandemic, or more specifically the government’s shutdown of most sectors of our economy in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, is a monsoon drowning our country in hopelessness. Hopelessness kills. Hopelessness can spark a brief but intense period of despair, which may lead to a suicidal crisis. An individual contemplates suicide when he or
- [Guns, Our Culture And Our Good People](https://cssa-cila.org/guns-our-culture-and-our-good-people/) - Team CSSA has been busy. We’ve been working at the Toronto Sportsmen's Show and the Chilliwack Gun Show. Last week, we were at the Atlantic Outdoor Sports and RV Show in Halifax. Next week, we’re at the massive Calgary Gun Show. These wonderful exposures to our community renew our vigour and give us the opportunity
- [CSSA ENEWS | September 1, 2020 | Time to Take Suicide Prevention Seriously?](https://cssa-cila.org/cssa-enews-september-1-2020-time-to-take-suicide-prevention-seriously/)
- [Time to Take Suicide Prevention Seriously?](https://cssa-cila.org/time-to-take-suicide-prevention-seriously/) - On the surface, people kill themselves for a wide variety of reasons, but they boil down to one common denominator: lack of hope. During this COVID-19 pandemic, more Canadians are experiencing a lack of hope than at any time in living memory. The Toronto Transit Commission’s subway system, for example, lost 85% of its ridership[i]
- [Liberals Lie to Firearms Owners. Again.](https://cssa-cila.org/liberals-lie-to-firearms-owners-again/) - On August 19, 2020, CSSA member and Canadian citizen Ricardo (Rick) Javier Caceda-Suter learned the hard way the government of Canada lied to gun owners. Again. That’s the day the Export Controls Division of Global Affairs Canada rejected his application to export two of his prized possession to Switzerland. Despite following all the rules, Rick
- [The CSSA Congratulates Erin O'Toole on his victory as Leader of Conservative Party](https://cssa-cila.org/the-cssa-congratulates-erin-otoole-on-his-victory-as-leader-of-conservative-party/) - The CSSA Congratulates Erin O'Toole on his victory as the new Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada The CSSA would like to extend a hearty welcome to old friend Erin O'Toole on his victory as the new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. Erin is a fine man and a very capable politician,
- [TEAM CSSA E-NEWS | AUGUST 18, 2020 | Did RCMP Canadian Firearms Program Techs Violate the Firearms Act 340 Times?](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-august-18-2020-did-rcmp-canadian-firearms-program-techs-violate-the-firearms-act-340-times/)
- [Did RCMP Canadian Firearms Program Techs Violate the Firearms Act 340 Times?](https://cssa-cila.org/did-rcmp-canadian-firearms-program-techs-violate-the-firearms-act-340-times/) - Since the Liberal Government’s May 1st gun ban by Order in Council was announced, computer techs at the RCMP Canadian Firearms Program have reclassified 340 specific firearms as Prohibited.[i] This raises two issues. First, the term variant is not defined in the Firearms Act, which means the RCMP Canadian Firearms Program can literally claim anything
- [TEAM CSSA E-NEWS | AUGUST 11, 2020 | Can a .410 Shotgun be a “Variant” of an AK-47?](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-august-11-2020-can-a-410-shotgun-be-a-variant-of-an-ak-47/)
- [CSSA Supports Three Legal Challenges of SOR/2020-96](https://cssa-cila.org/cssa-supports-three-legal-challenges-of-sor-2020-96/) - The CSSA examined in detail all of the possible actions and current legal actions available to us to determine which case or cases provide the greatest opportunity to set a favourable decision for our community. Using our considerable experience in firearms legislation and law, we have determined the following three court actions below represent the
- [Can a .410 Shotgun be a “Variant” of an AK-47?](https://cssa-cila.org/can-a-410-shotgun-be-a-variant-of-an-ak-47/) - Canada really needs a legal definition of the word “variant” as it applies to firearms. In addition to the growing list of 12-gauge shotguns[i] banned through Bill Blair’s Order In Council, we discovered the RCMP Canadian Firearms Program (CFP) is now operating under a very Liberal interpretation of the term “variant”. Prohibited Weapons Order No.
- [TEAM CSSA E-NEWS | AUGUST 6, 2020 | Is Public Safety Minister Bill Blair Incompetent?](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-august-6-2020-is-public-safety-minister-bill-blair-incompetent/)
- [Is Public Safety Minister Bill Blair Incompetent?](https://cssa-cila.org/is-public-safety-minister-bill-blair-incompetent/) - Is Bill Blair totally incompetent? Or does he simply believe he is better than the rest of us, that he knows what’s best for the little people, like so many other Liberal cabinet ministers? The correct answer is probably “both” as evidenced by Minister Blair’s total change of heart about a public inquiry into the
- [RCMP Confirms CSSA is Correct](https://cssa-cila.org/rcmp-confirms-cssa-is-correct/) - The RCMP finally managed to spit out the truth and, in doing so, confirmed the CSSA’s assessment of their recent letter to gun owners. “[T]he letter is not a Firearm Registration Certificate Revocation Notice.”i The CSSA saidii the recent RCMP letter is not a Firearm Registration Certificate Revocation Letter. Our assessment was confirmed by the
- [Bill Blair: So is it a Revocation Letter?  Yes or No.](https://cssa-cila.org/bill-blair-so-is-it-a-revocation-letter-yes-or-no-2/) - The RCMP’s recent letter claiming to “nullify” registration certificates for restricted rifles banned by the Liberal government’s May 1st Order in Council is causing confusion across the firearms community. On July 21st, we published our opinion that - while the letter informs you that your certificate has been cancelled - the RCMP’s letter is NOT
- [Special Report – Next Chief Firearms Officer Selected By Provincial Government](https://cssa-cila.org/special-report-next-chief-firearms-officer-selected-by-provincial-government/) - From the Government of Saskatchewan – Next Chief Firearms Officer Selected By Provincial Government July 28, 2020 After an exhaustive and competitive process of reviewing numerous qualified applicants, Robert Freberg has been selected as Saskatchewan’s next Chief Firearms Officer (CFO). “We were very happy with the response we received to
- [CSSA Supports Two Legal Challenges of SOR/2020-96](https://cssa-cila.org/cssa-supports-two-legal-challenges-of-sor-2020-96/) - The CSSA examined in detail all of the possible actions and current legal actions available to us to determine which case or cases provide the greatest opportunity to set a favourable decision for our community. Using our considerable experience in firearms legislation and law, we have determined the two 117.15 actions below represent the best
- [Bob Zimmer M.P. demands answers from Bill Blair](https://cssa-cila.org/bob-zimmer-m-p-demands-answers-from-bill-blair/) - July 24, 2020 Bob Zimmer M.P. demands answers from Bill Blair On Thursday, July 23, Member of Parliament Bob Zimmer, stepped forward to defend the rights of firearms owners against the latest attack on the legal rights of Canadians against the confiscation of their personal property. Thank you once again Mr. Zimmer. Canada's lawful firearms
- [TEAM CSSA E-NEWS | JULY 21, 2020 |   The RCMP’s “Not A-Registration-Certificate- Revocation” Letter](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-july-21-2020-the-rcmps-not-a-registration-certificate-revocation-letter/)
- [TEAM CSSA E-NEWS | JULY 14, 2020 |  FAIL! Bill Blair Cuts CBSA Funding, Redefines the Word ‘Invest’](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-july-14-2020-fail-bill-blair-cuts-cbsa-funding-redefines-the-word-invest/)
- [The RCMP’s “Not A-Registration-Certificate-Revocation” Letter](https://cssa-cila.org/the-rcmps-not-a-registration-certificate-revocation-letter/) - Nullified: make legally null and void; invalidate. Revocation: the official cancellation of a decree, decision, or promise. Late last week, a letter from the RCMP began landing in the mailboxes of gun owners across the country. It arrived in a plain envelope and stated the following: Firearm Registration Certificate Impacted by the Amended Classification
- [FAIL! Bill Blair Cuts CBSA Funding, Redefines the Word ‘Invest’](https://cssa-cila.org/fail-bill-blair-cuts-cbsa-funding-redefines-the-word-invest/) - Bill Blair, Minister of Public Safety, misleads both the House of Commons and the Canadian people when he says he increased funding for the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). For the past three years, Minister Blair has repeated the same announcement, $51.5 million over five years to beef up border security. He’s a broken record,
- [Public Interest Litigants Judicial Review of SOR/2020-96 Notice of Application Filed  in Federal Court](https://cssa-cila.org/public-interest-litigants-judicial-review-of-sor-2020-96-notice-of-application-filed-in-federal-court/) - Yesterday, June 29, 2020, Toronto lawyer Arkadi Bouchelev filed a notice of application for judicial review of the Order in Council (OIC) creating regulation SOR/2020-96 in the Federal Court on behalf of nine public interest litigants from across Canada. These are private firearm owners, not firearm business owners whose livelihoods are threatened as a result
- [TEAM CSSA E-NEWS | JULY 7, 2020 | Bill Blair: Get Your Ministerial House in Order](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-july-7-2020-bill-blair-get-your-ministerial-house-in-order/)
- [Bill Blair: Get Your Ministerial House in Order](https://cssa-cila.org/bill-blair-get-your-ministerial-house-in-order/) - On May 1st, 2020, the Liberal government banned a swath of semi-automatic firearms by Order in Council (OIC), all of which are commonly used for hunting and sporting purposes in Canada. Every week we also learn of more horror stories based on SOR/2020-96. This week we learned of an RCMP memo sent to Canada Border
- [Trudeau: End Your Quarantine of Canada’s Democracy Now](https://cssa-cila.org/trudeau-end-your-quarantine-of-canadas-democracy-now/) - May 26, 2020: the day Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh stopped the beating heart of Canada’s democracy. It’s now time to resuscitate her. It’s time to bring Parliament back to life. Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall sponsored Petition e-2629 to help build the political defibrillator required to restart Parliament’s heart, wake
- [TEAM CSSA E-NEWS | JUNE 23, 2020 | Study Shows Canada’s Gun Laws Can’t Stop Suicide or Homicide](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-june-23-2020-study-shows-canadas-gun-laws-cant-stop-suicide-or-homicide/)
- [Study Shows Canada’s Gun Laws Can’t Stop Suicide or Homicide](https://cssa-cila.org/study-shows-canadas-gun-laws-cant-stop-suicide-or-homicide/) - Last week Dr. Caillin Langmann released his study, “Effect of firearms legislation on suicide and homicide in Canada from 1981 to 2016.”[i] Dr. Langmann’s study confirmed what most gun owners already knew – that Canada’s gun laws don’t affect violent criminals or those intent on ending their own lives. He focused on finding what effect,
- [TEAM CSSA E-NEWS | JUNE 10, 2020 | RCMP Letter – Legitimate Notice or Fishing Expedition?](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-june-10-2020-rcmp-letter-legitimate-notice-or-fishing-expedition/)
- [RCMP Letter – Legitimate Notice or Fishing Expedition?](https://cssa-cila.org/rcmp-letter-legitimate-notice-or-fishing-expedition/) - Last week a letter from the RCMP landed in the mailboxes of licenced firearm owners across the country. Titled “Announcement of a Firearms Prohibition”, the letter is puzzling because it provides so little actual information about which firearms were banned on May 1, 2020. For example, the letter says, “Nine (9) types of firearms by
- [Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Guidance on Returning to Canada with Shotguns](https://cssa-cila.org/canada-border-services-agency-cbsa-guidance-on-returning-to-canada-with-shotguns/) - We appreciate when CSSA members share information they've received on various firearm matters. This recent email exchange with the Canada Border Services Agency is one that many of you will want to read. Question from CSSA Member to CBSA Sent: May 24, 2020 10:25 PM To: contact@cbsa.gc.ca Subject: **0076754** Shotgun importation CSSA Member to Canada
- [TEAM CSSA E-NEWS | JUNE 3, 2020 | Update on Gun Bans by Order in Council, Lawsuits](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-june-3-2020-update-on-gun-bans-by-order-in-council-lawsuits/)
- [Update on Gun Bans by Order in Council, Lawsuits](https://cssa-cila.org/update-on-gun-bans-by-order-in-council-lawsuits/) - After the Trudeau government announced its gun ban by Order in Council on May 1st, the CSSA worked diligently to expose the many problems with the Liberal gun ban decree. First, Tony Bernardo, our Executive Director, gave interviews to print, radio and television media across Canada, including CBC, CTV, Global News, and many others. Second,
- [TEAM CSSA E-NEWS | MAY 26, 2020 | Minister of Misinformation Bill Blair’s Epic Fail at Setting the Record Straight](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-may-26-2020-minister-of-misinformation-bill-blairs-epic-fail-at-setting-the-record-straight/)
- [Minister of Misinformation Bill Blair’s Epic Fail at Setting the Record Straight](https://cssa-cila.org/minister-of-misinformation-bill-blairs-epic-fail-at-setting-the-record-straight/) - On May 22, 2020, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair published a letter to MP Bob Zimmer on Twitter[i] in an effort to “set the record straight” on which guns his Order in Council banned on May 1, 2020, and which it did not. “There is misinformation circulating online surrounding the types of guns that were
- [Words Matter - Guest Commentary by Alex Peterson](https://cssa-cila.org/words-matter-guest-commentary-by-alex-peterson/) - 18 May 2020 – LONDON, Ont. – In 1839 novelist Edward Lytton pointed out the power of words with the adage: “The pen is mightier than the sword.” While the pen’s rationale should normally overcome sword-inspired fear, the recently imposed firearm ban shows that a word can paradoxically inspire fear and blind us to rational
- [Ontario Gun Clubs And Shooting Ranges To Reopen May 19th](https://cssa-cila.org/ontario-gun-clubs-and-shooting-ranges-to-reopen/) - The Canadian Shooting Sports Association is very pleased to learn that effective Tuesday, May 19, 2020, gun clubs in Ontario will be able to re-open their doors for business. The announcement was made today by Ontario Premier Doug Ford at his daily news conference. With Ontario’s COVID-19 health indicators continuing to improve, individual recreational sports
- [Bill Blair Lied: RCMP is Prohibiting Shotguns via Order in Council](https://cssa-cila.org/billblairlied/) - Public Safety Minister Bill Blair lied when he told Canadians his gun ban via Order in Council would not prohibit shotguns. The RCMP’s Firearm Reference Table (FRT) now lists approximately 150 makes and model of bolt-action, pump action and semi-automatic shotguns as Prohibited firearms through Part 87 of the Minister’s OIC gun ban.[i] 87 The
- [Blaine Calkins: Government of Canada Bans Vancouver 9 O'Clock Gun](https://cssa-cila.org/blaine-calkins-government-of-canada-bans-vancouver-9-oclock-gun/) - Hon. Bill Blair thinks the famous 9 O'clock gun in Vancouver's Stanley Park is a Grenade Launcher. Seriously? Kudos to Conservative M.P. Blaine Calkins for his excellent questioning of the Public Safety Minister's abysmal knowledge. Watch Here
- [Sneaky Liberal Government Bans Firearms by Muzzle Energy](https://cssa-cila.org/sneaky-liberal-government-bans-firearms-by-muzzle-energy/) - NEW CSSA Legal Opinion opens another Pandora's Box! May 8, 2020 OSHAWA: Public Safety Minister Bill Blair insisted, via a Twitter post, that the CSSA Legal Opinion proving he – through ignorance or incompetence – banned many 12-gauge and 10-gauge shotguns in SOR/2020-96 was wrong. “Both 10- and 12-gauge shotguns are under the 20mm provision,
- [NSSF: New Canadian Gun Ban Poses Risks for Exported American Shotguns](https://cssa-cila.org/nssf-new-canadian-gun-ban-poses-risks-for-exported-american-shotguns/) - Important Alert: New Canadian Gun Ban Poses Risks for Exported American Shotguns Based on strict reading of the new Canadian law (SOR/2020-96, Section 95) 12-gauge shotguns are banned because with the choke tube removed the muzzle diameter is 20mm or greater (depending on the model). The new law bans any firearm with a bore of
- [RCMP prohibits first 12-Gauge Shotgun with 20mm Bore Law - CBSA Memorandum backs Firearms Lawyers on Shotgun Ban](https://cssa-cila.org/rcmp-prohibits-first-12-gauge-shotgun-with-20mm-bore-law-cbsa-memorandum-backs-firearms-lawyers-on-shotgun-ban/) - May 8, 2020 OSHAWA: On May 5, 2020, CSSA and CSAAA issued a joint news release showing Justin Trudeau and Bill Blair – either through gross ignorance or gross incompetence – banned 12-gauge and 10-gauge shotguns under the 20mm maximum bore diameter restriction in SOR/2020-96.i Minister Blair’s denied this via social media, saying, “Both 10
- [COLFO Offers Support to CSSA After Virtue-Signalling Gun Bans Announced](https://cssa-cila.org/colfo-offers-support-to-cssa-after-virtue-signalling-gun-bans-announced/) - May 3, 2020 Dear Tony; We were shocked but not surprised to wake to the news of what is happening in Canada to your firearms laws. While looking like a mirror image of what is happening here, Canada’s banned firearms list is much more extensive than our initial lists. The mirroring lies in the way
- [TEAM CSSA E-NEWS | MAY 6, 2020 | In a Battle Between Virtue Signalling and Principles All Canadians Lose](https://cssa-cila.org/in-a-battle-between-virtue-signalling-and-principles-all-canadians-lose-2/)
- [In a Battle Between Virtue Signalling and Principles All Canadians Lose](https://cssa-cila.org/in-a-battle-between-virtue-signalling-and-principles-all-canadians-lose/) - If virtuous intentions are the yardstick by which we measure good government, then Justin Trudeau’s is the best government Canada has ever had. Unfortunately for Canadians, Trudeau’s May 1st announcement to ban “military grade assault-style weapons” was all show and zero substance, as are the opinion polls trotted out to show “overwhelming support” for it.
- [Trudeau and Blair BAN 12 Gauge and 10 Gauge SHOTGUNS!](https://cssa-cila.org/trudeau-and-blair-ban-12-gauge-and-10-gauge-shotguns/) - The Canadian Shooting Sports Association and the Canadian Sporting Arms and Ammunition Association demand the immediate withdrawal of the Liberal's flawed Order in Council. May 5, 2020 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister Bill Blair looked Canadian gun owners in the eye last Friday and said they would not take guns suitable for hunting away
- [CSSA demands Minister Bill Blair’s Resignation](https://cssa-cila.org/cssa-demands-minister-bill-blairs-resignation/) - For Immediate Release May 2, 2020 The Canadian Shooting Sports Association demands the Resignation of the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. In concert with our fellow firearms organizations, the CSSA demands the resignation of the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, the Hon. Bill Blair. On May 1, 2020, CSSA participated
- [Trudeau Liberals declare war on Canada's law-abiding gun community](https://cssa-cila.org/trudeau-liberals-declare-war-on-canadas-law-abiding-gun-community/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 2, 2020 Trudeau Liberals declare war on Canada's law-abiding gun community Oshawa, ON – On Friday, May 1, 2020, the Liberal government of Justin Trudeau launched an unwarranted attack against our community. With the stroke of a pen, 1500 guns were instantly banned. No reasons were given other than Trudeau's usual
- [Team CSSA E-News | April 29, 2020 | Do Police Imposters Threaten Safety of Citizens and Police Alike?](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-april-29-2020-do-police-imposters-threaten-safety-of-citizens-and-police-alike/)
- [Police Imposters Threaten Safety of Citizens and Police Alike](https://cssa-cila.org/police-imposters-threaten-safety-of-citizens-and-police-alike/) - The killing spree by a man wearing an RCMP uniform and driving an RCMP cruiser shocked and horrified us all, not only for the deceased innocents he left in his wake, but also because he effectively harmed the public's perceived trust in Canada’s most iconic institution, the RCMP. The murderer’s obsession with the RCMP drove
- [Brian Lovig Discusses the Nova Scotia Murder Spree with Tony Bernardo](https://cssa-cila.org/brian-lovig-rightedition-com-asks-tony-bernardo-about-the-nova-scotia-murder-spree/)
- [Firearms License Expiry And License Renewals](https://cssa-cila.org/firearms-license-expiry-and-license-renewals/) - by Edward L. Burlew LL.B., Firearms Law Specialist The COVID-19 crisis has created concerns among the many PAL and RPAL holders. The RCMP/CFC stated on March 30, 2020 that the production of firearms license cards is on hold until further notice, In respect of renewals the RCMP/CFC advised, “the processing of firearms licence renewal
- [Saskatoon Wildlife Federation Assists Saskatoon's COVID-19 Relief Effort](https://cssa-cila.org/saskatoon-wildlife-federation-assists-saskatoons-covid-19-relief-effort/) - It’s a beautiful thing to see Canadians across our country working together to defeat the COVID-19 crisis. In Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, two groups you might think have no reason to interact are working together to ensure the inner-city population, including those most at risk of catching the dreaded virus, remains healthy and safe while still receiving
- [TEAM CSSA E-NEWS | APRIL 21, 2020: Saskatoon's COVID-19 Relief Effort](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-april-21-2020-saskatoons-covid-19-relief-effort/)
- [Let's help our local communities during these difficult times](https://cssa-cila.org/lets-help-our-local-communities-during-these-difficult-times/) - A message from David Bot - President, Burlington Rifle and Revolver Club In light of the need to support those working on the front lines of the COVID-19 emergency, the Burlington Rifle and Revolver Club is taking the initiative to arrange donations from both the club and its membership to assist organizations in need. This
- [TEAM CSSA E-NEWS | APRIL 15, 2020 | Let's help our local communities during these difficult times](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-april-15-2020-lets-help-our-local-communities-during-these-difficult-times/)
- [Canadian Self-Defence Law: Three Things You Absolutely Must Know](https://cssa-cila.org/canadian-self-defence-law-three-things-you-absolutely-must-know/) - Self-defence in Canada is commonly misunderstood. Many people, including our mainstream media, believe Canadians have no right to defend themselves, no matter the circumstances. They are wrong. The defence of person is the oldest natural right, a right that all living creatures possess. Virtually everyone, even misguided cerebral elites that believe humans only have the
- [TEAM CSSA E-NEWS | APRIL 7, 2020 | Gun Bans are the Answer to a Global Pandemic?](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-april-7-2020-gun-bans-are-the-answer-to-a-global-pandemic/)
- [Gun Bans are the Answer to a Global Pandemic?](https://cssa-cila.org/gun-bans-are-the-answer-to-a-global-pandemic/) - In good times and bad, when life is great or the world has gone mad, you can always count on the usual suspects to scream for more “gun control.” Unfortunately, standard practice for groups decrying civilian firearm ownership like PolySeSouvient and its spokesperson Heidi Rathjen is to use every opportunity to scream, “The sky is
- [TEAM CSSA E-NEWS | MARCH 31, 2020](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-march-31-2020/)
- [Guns Not So Easy to Obtain Legally, Canadians Discover](https://cssa-cila.org/guns-not-so-easy-to-obtain-legally-canadians-discover/) - The COVID-19 crisis is giving many Canadians a rude awakening about just how hard it is to legally purchase a gun in Canada. Most are shocked to realize they must take and pass a government-mandated firearm safety course. They’re even more distressed to learn firearm safety courses are cancelled until at least mid-April, and probably
- [TEAM CSSA E-NEWS | MARCH 24, 2020](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-march-24-2020/)
- [Gun Owners Commit Random Acts of Kindness](https://cssa-cila.org/gun-owners-commit-random-acts-of-kindness/) - Every day brings more news of the COVID-19 pandemic and the fear generated by media and politicians alike. We’re taking a break from our usual political analysis to share stories from our gun-owning brotherhood and sisterhood. Contrary to the vile lies the antis spread about us, our community is filled to the brim with honourable,
- [TEAM CSSA E-NEWS | MARCH 17, 2020](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-march-17-2020/)
- [Zero Evidence to Defend Virtue-Signaling Gun Bans](https://cssa-cila.org/zero-evidence-to-defend-virtue-signaling-gun-bans/) - Bill Blair, Minister of Public Safety, insists Canada must ban assault-style rifles like the AR-15 because “assault-style rifles are military weapons designed to hunt people, and not animals.” Prime Minister Trudeau says nobody needs a gun “designed to kill the largest number of people in the shortest amount of time.” The Liberals are so driven
- [House of Commons Memorializes Peter Snelson](https://cssa-cila.org/house-of-commons-memorializes-peter-snelson/) - Ottawa, ON – This afternoon, Blaine Calkins, Conservative Member of Parliament for Red Deer – Lacombe, memorialized Canadian Shooting Sports Association member, Peter Snelson, in the House of Commons. His statement in Parliament is located below. 43RD PARLIAMENT, 1ST SESSION HANSARD • No. 029 Wednesday, March 11, 2020 STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS Mr. Blaine
- [Team CSSA E-News | March 10, 2020](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-march-10-2020/)
- [John Williams - Rest In Peace](https://cssa-cila.org/john-williams-rest-in-peace/) - It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of John Williams, owner of Williams Arms and a long-time friend of the CSSA. John is remembered by his loving family and all those who dealt with him in his many business ventures over the years. A kind and generous man, John was
- [Pete Snelson - Rest In Peace](https://cssa-cila.org/pete-snelson-rest-in-peace/) - It is with a heavy heart we share the news that Peter (Pete) Snelson, our long-time friend and CSSA Regional Director, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 3, 2020, at the age of 51. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his mother, Mariette, and his sister, Kathryn, in this time
- [Hunting Humans is Satire?](https://cssa-cila.org/hunting-humans-is-satire/) - When is hunting humans okay? When Hollywood profits from it. When is hunting humans bad? When real life tragedies force Hollywood to cancel a movie’s release. The Hunt’s 2019 release date was cancelled two days after mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio and another in El Paso, Texas, in early August. It’s bad form to release
- [Team CSSA E-News | March 3, 2020](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-march-3-2020/)
- [TEAM CSSA E-NEWS | FEBRUARY 25, 2020](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-february-25-2020/)
- [95% of RCMP Negligent Discharges Occur During Low Stress Situations](https://cssa-cila.org/95-of-rcmp-negligent-discharges-occur-during-low-stress-situations/) - RCMP members negligently discharged their service weapons 21 times in 2007 according to the response to an Access to Information Request received by firearm researcher Dennis Young.[i] Those 21 negligent discharges account for 37% of all RCMP's member-involved shootings. This is both good and bad news. It’s good news because RCMP members don’t feel the
- [Red Flag Law - Does Canada Already Have One or Not?](https://cssa-cila.org/red-flag-law-does-canada-already-have-one-or-not/) - Does Canada already have a “red flag” law? Is there really a gap in Canada’s firearm licensing framework that leaves us vulnerable? Or are Canadian lobby groups and government politicians simply piggybacking an American political issue for their own gain? These are questions up for debate in the wake of the push for “red flag”
- [Team CSSA E-News | February 17, 2020](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-february-17-2020/)
- [Canada Defers UN Marking Again](https://cssa-cila.org/canada-defers-un-marking-again/) - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and PSM Ralph Goodale did something right. They followed the lead of former Prime Ministers Paul Martin and Stephen Harper and delayed the UN Firearms Marking Regulations until December 31, 2018. This marks the third consecutive Canadian government to defer these regulations and the second Liberal government to do so since
- [Property Rights, Privacy, Integrity and the Firearms Community](https://cssa-cila.org/property-rights-privacy-integrity-and-the-firearms-community/) - The CSSA is expressing its disappointment regarding the actions of a fellow Canadian firearm advocacy group in the rising waters of a CPC membership list scandal poised to drown that group. “The CSSA condemns the actions of the National Firearms Association (NFA) and its use of improperly obtained data to solicit membership and donations. The
- [RCMP Usurps Supreme Court Power to Interpret the Law](https://cssa-cila.org/rcmp-usurps-supreme-court-power-to-interpret-the-law/) - Police state is a term denoting a government that exercises power arbitrarily through the power of the police force. Originally the term designated a state regulated by a civil administration, but since the beginning of the 20th century, the term has "taken on an emotional and derogatory meaning" by describing an undesirable state of living characterized
- [Wolverine Days a Huge Success!](https://cssa-cila.org/wolverine-days-a-huge-success/) - There are many things that signify the changing of seasons. For our community, events can be a measure of the passing year. The Toronto Sportsmen’s Show, the massive Calgary Gun Show and many other events are of significant importance to our community. With the rising of Parliament for the summer break and the accompanying relief that
- [Up To Five Years In Prison For A Social Media Post?](https://cssa-cila.org/up-to-five-years-in-prison-for-a-social-media-post/) - Social media is a double-edged sword. Its very benefit, instantaneous communication with others, can also land you in hot water. Bad government frustrates us all and social media allows us to express that frustration with our elected officials in mere seconds. But failure to think before hitting the “Send” button can also land you in
- [Why the Saskatoon Wildlife Federation Partnered with the CSSA](https://cssa-cila.org/why-the-saskatoon-wildlife-federation-partnered-with-the-cssa/) - by Garry Breitkreuz CSSA Director The Saskatoon Wildlife Federation (SWF) is the newest Saskatchewan club to join the CSSA. There are many reasons the SWF chose to partner with the CSSA, but it all started with the CSSA’s insurance coverage. With their investment of $2 million in a world-class outdoor shooting facility, the Saskatoon Wildlife
- [Clandestine Parliamentary Outdoor Caucus Diabolically Sabotages Animal Cruelty Legislation?](https://cssa-cila.org/clandestine-parliamentary-outdoor-caucus-diabolically-sabotages-animal-cruelty-legislation/) - To paraphrase the famous beer commercial, “Those who hate our way of life, hate it a lot” and they will go to any length to see it destroyed. Recently, the Animal Protection Party set out to do exactly that by attacking the Parliamentary Outdoor Caucus. To these snowflakes, it’s not “hunting and fishing to feed
- [Smart Gun Hacked Using Magnets](https://cssa-cila.org/smart-gun-hacked-using-magnets/) - The Armatix iP1 smart gun and RFID watch combo will set you back about $2,000 USD. Armatix claims the iP1 handgun cannot be fired without the Armatix iW1 Active RFID Watch in close proximity. With less than $50 in parts, hacker Plore cracked the smart gun technology of the Armatix iP1 three separate ways, including using magnets.
- [There is nothing new about Conservative Party sport shooting fundraisers](https://cssa-cila.org/there-is-nothing-new-about-conservative-party-sport-shooting-fundraisers/) - Brad Trost’s Electoral District Association raised eyebrows for a fundraising invitation sent to party faithful on the weekend of August 11, 2017. Saskatoon StarPhoenix writer, Alex MacPherson, asked Brad Trost, a former Conservative Party leadership candidate, whether this fundraiser was a political statement. Nothing could be further from the truth. A healthy portion of
- [RCMP Safe Cities Project Targets Newfoundland Gun Owners](https://cssa-cila.org/rcmp-safe-cities-project-targets-newfoundland-gun-owners/) - The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) will target the most law-abiding segment of Canadian society with their “Safe Cities” project, announced August 17, 2017. Their joint press release starts off with an interesting statement: “Letters have been sent to owners of unregistered firearms giving them the opportunity
- [Ontario Court Of Appeal Says Ends Don't Justify The Means For Waterloo Regional Police](https://cssa-cila.org/ontario-court-of-appeal-says-ends-dont-justify-the-means-for-waterloo-regional-police/) - In a decision certain to rock the Canadian policing landscape, the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled June 28, 2017, that the goal of investigators, no matter how noble, does not justify violating the Charter rights of Canadians – not even when the accused is a full patch member of the Hell’s Angels. “The breach
- [Our Inconvenient Charter of Rights and Freedoms](https://cssa-cila.org/our-inconvenient-charter-of-rights-and-freedoms/) - Editor's note: Lest there be any confusion, the CSSA strongly supports our police and other first responders. We recognize the incredible work done by the men and women of these invaluable services and are grateful for the terrific job they do. At no point should our comments ever be construed differently. However, excellence rarely means
- [The Liberal Government's Evidence-Based Policy On Guns](https://cssa-cila.org/the-liberal-governments-evidence-based-policy-on-guns/) - Nothing stops violent criminals from getting guns faster than an army of paper-pushing Ottawa bureaucrats. That's the word from Justin Trudeau's Liberal government. New Liberal gun control laws are coming, just as we predicted two years ago. “The new Firearms Advisory Committee is in place.They are hard at work at examining other ideas and I
- [The Liberal Anti-Gun Echo Chamber](https://cssa-cila.org/liberal-anti-gun-echo-chamber/) - The Trudeau government’s echo chamber on gun control insists disarming civilians will stop violent crime. That’s the problem with echo chambers – those inside the chamber hear only those opinions they already agree with – they can’t hear anything else. That deafness only intensifies when governments appoint fellow echo chamber members to “advise” them,
- [Announcing CSSA TARGET - A Shooting Competition for Everyone](https://cssa-cila.org/announcing-cssa-target-a-shooting-competition-for-everyone/) - Tell your friends The fun is about to begin! A fun, informal handgun and rifle bullseye target competition for all ages. The aim of this competition is to promote the sport of recreational target shooting in a safe, fun, and friendly atmosphere. CSSA TARGET has two programs: The Shooting Rangers Junior Program and The CSSA
- [Evidence Reveals Uncomfortable Truths For Anti-Gunners](https://cssa-cila.org/evidence-reveals-uncomfortable-truths-for-anti-gunners/) - * Editor's note: We know we are preaching to the choir. This is how we give you the facts needed to assist you in fighting our never-ending battle. * * * * * U.S. anti-gun writer Leah Libresco took a radical approach. She researched the effectiveness of gun control laws in the United
- [Why More Gun Laws Cannot Prevent Mass Shootings](https://cssa-cila.org/why-more-gun-laws-cannot-prevent-mass-shootings/) - The pattern is predictable. A bad person takes a gun and shoots people, killing and wounding many. Before the dead are cold, the standard-bearers for civilian disarmament trot out their new legislation that will, they guarantee us, “help stop this terrible tragedy from ever happening again.” Here’s the problem. They said that after the
- [Of Grace Periods, Guns & Gangs and the Liberal Government’s Gun Control Agenda](https://cssa-cila.org/of-grace-periods-guns-gangs-and-the-liberal-governments-gun-control-agenda/) - The first announcement was the (almost) unexpected gazetting of Section 14 of the Common Sense Firearms Licensing Act(CSFLA) (C-42), which implemented a 6-month grace period for expired firearms licences. We say unexpected because the Trudeau Liberals campaigned against Bill C-42 during the 2015 federal election. The second announcement doled out $327 million to police
- [Trudeau Justice Department Refuses To Clarify Firearms Law](https://cssa-cila.org/trudeau-justice-department-refuses-to-clarify-firearms-law/) - MP Bob Zimmer, co-chair of the Parliamentary Outdoor Caucus, grew more and more annoyed with the federal government’s refusal to answer one simple question during a November 23, 2017, meeting of the Standing Joint Committee on the Scrutiny of Regulations. He simply wanted to know why the Trudeau government refused to clarify the term
- [The Montreal Massacre Media Collective Rises On Cue](https://cssa-cila.org/the-montreal-massacre-media-collective-rises-on-cue/) - Every year since Gamil Rodrigue Liass Gharbi (AKA Marc Lepine) walked into Montreal’s École Polytechnique and murdered 14 female engineering students, the Montreal Massacre Media Collective has used Gharbi’s heartbreaking, misogynist attack to push their civilian disarmament agenda on innocent, law-abiding Canadian firearm owners. By their standard, law-abiding gun owners are murderers-in-waiting. We are
- [Merry Christmas!](https://cssa-cila.org/merry-christmas-2/) - We at the CSSA, our Board, staff and members, want to take this opportunity to wish you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas and a festive holiday season. Be safe and let's look forward to a fresh New Year and lots of empty casings! Thank you for all your support -- Team CSSA
- [Journalists Guide to the AR-15](https://cssa-cila.org/journalists-guide-to-the-ar-15/) - Any road to sound government policy must be paved with evidence. For rational decisions to be made, the road to policy must be built on the bedrock of fact. Otherwise, policy built on the quicksand of fantasy can never achieve its desired outcome. What is an "assault rifle?" According to the lamestream media, it’s any
- [What Can Brian Tracy Teach Us About Evidence-Based Firearm Policy?](https://cssa-cila.org/what-can-brian-tracy-teach-us-about-evidence-based-firearm-policy/) - Any road to sound government policy must be paved with evidence. For rational decisions to be made, the road to policy must be built on the bedrock of fact. Otherwise, policy built on the quicksand of fantasy can never achieve its desired outcome. Before we can develop effective national firearms policy, we must define our
- [What Can Tony Robbins Teach Us About Mass Shootings?](https://cssa-cila.org/what-can-tony-robbins-teach-us-about-mass-shootings/) - Psychologists from Abraham Maslow to Anthony Robbins teach us all human behaviour is driven by six core needs, listed in their order of importance and power in our lives – certainty, variety, significance, love and connection, personal growth and contribution. What Drives Us The first four –– certainty, variety, significance, love and connection ––make up
- [Stratosphere Air Bar Hosts Canadian SHOT Show Reception at 40th Annual SHOT Show](https://cssa-cila.org/stratosphere-air-bar-hosts-canadian-shot-show-reception-at-40th-annual-shot-show/) - The Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show, held the week of January 23-26, 2018, in Las Vegas, Nevada, is the largest firearm industry trade show in the world. Founded by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) in 1978, this year’s event boasted over 1,800 exhibitors and 64,000 attendees for four days of glorious guns
- [Media Pushes Lie Most Crime Guns Are Domestically Sourced](https://cssa-cila.org/media-pushes-lie-most-crime-guns-are-domestically-sourced/) - On January 13, 2018, a bullet fired from a drug dealer’s gun ended 15-year-old Alfred Wong’s life. He died in the back seat of his parents’ vehicle as it traveled down Broadway near Ontario Street, another tragic victim of Vancouver’s ongoing drug trade turf wars. Our hearts, prayers and condolences go out to Alfred Wong’s
- [Lost Police Magazines and the Civilian Dilemma](https://cssa-cila.org/lost-police-magazines-and-the-civilian-dilemma/) - On January 10, 2018, news broke of a Winnipeg police officer who lost a magazine filled with ammunition for his service weapon. Pistol magazines are difficult to find once they fall out of an officer’s duty belt. They are black plastic, less than 15 cm long and 5 cm wide and are hard to see
- [Ottawa's National Summit on Guns, Gangs and Drugs](https://cssa-cila.org/ottawas-national-summit-on-guns-gangs-and-drugs/) - When Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale announced his Criminal Guns and Gangs Summit late last year, it was part of his $328 million funding announcement aimed at combating the illegal drug trade and the gangs who shoot up our city streets to protect that trade. We said then, if Goodale targets drug dealers and violent
- [Stricter Canadian Gun Owner Mental Health Screening Demanded in the Wake of Florida School Shooting](https://cssa-cila.org/stricter-canadian-gun-owner-mental-health-screening-demanded-in-the-wake-of-florida-school-shooting/) - In the wake of every mass shooting, the media-presented solution is always the same –– more restrictions on the people who did not commit the crime. That refrain is just as predictable as ours –– stop blaming the people who did not murder anyone! Jeff Wilkinson, writing for DebateReport.com, did his best to turn an
- [RCMP Refuses to Track Violent or Sexual Offenders but Happily Monitors Licensed Gun Owners Instead](https://cssa-cila.org/rcmp-refuses-to-track-violent-or-sexual-offenders-but-happily-monitors-licensed-gun-owners-instead/) - What do you call the group the RCMP considers a bigger threat to public safety than convicted sex offenders, pedophiles and violent criminals? Canada’s 2.1 million licensed firearm owners. Firearm researcher Dennis Young uncovered a disturbing trend with the RCMP. The Mounties cannot tell us the most basic information about violent criminals or convicted sexual
- [6 Reasons Why RCMP's Former Top Cop is Full of It!](https://cssa-cila.org/6-reasons-why-rcmps-former-top-cop-is-full-of-it/) - Former RCMP Commissioner Robert Paulson torqued the truth while taking pot shots at Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer in the Globe and Mail. He opposed Scheer’s desire to remove the RCMP’s power to arbitrarily reclassify firearms and repeal the RCMP’s ban on Ruger 10/22 magazines, policies Scheer put forward during the leadership race. The Conservative Party
- [Liberal's Solve Gang Problem By Attacking Law-Abiding Gun Owners](https://cssa-cila.org/liberals-solve-gang-problem-by-attacking-law-abiding-gun-owners/) - Canada has a gang problem –– not a gun problem –– an issue Bill C-71 fails to address. Its focus is entirely upon those who do not shoot up our inner cities –– law-abiding gun owners. Gang murders, in sharp decline since 2008, rose in 2015 and spiked sharply in 2016,[i] almost doubling in just
- [CBC Gun Control Expert says Bill C-71 is a Gun Registry](https://cssa-cila.org/cbc-gun-control-expert-says-bill-c-71-is-a-gun-registry/) - After Justin Trudeau and Ralph Goodale went to extreme lengths to assure gun owners that Bill C-71, The Firearm Owners Harassment Act, is not –– repeat not –– a gun registry, it seems not everyone got the memo. Francis Langlois, the CBC’s self-described “gun control expert,” shot down the government’s claim about Bill C-71. “While
- [The most important word in "Political Action" is ACTION](https://cssa-cila.org/the-most-important-word-in-political-action-is-action/) - The most important word in “Political Action” is ACTION. On Sunday, March 25, the CSSA published 35 talking points on Bill C-71, The Firearm Owners Harassment Ac t [i] . We also highlighted the three most effective methods to express your opinion to your elected representatives, the Minister of Public Safety and the Prime Minister
- [Rcmp Licencing Screwup Finally Discovered After 12 Years](https://cssa-cila.org/rcmp-licencing-screwup-finally-discovered-after-12-years/) - When the RCMP changed its licence renewal processing software in 2003, a programmer’s error turned all Section 12(7) licence renewals into Section 12(6). The RCMP screwup gave 1,356 individuals the wrong Section 12 classification on their licences, an error that allowed these individuals to purchase additional Section 12(6) handguns. Nobody noticed the problem for 12
- [Justice Minister calls C-71 a "Potential" Threat to Your Charter Rights](https://cssa-cila.org/justice-minister-calls-c-71-a-potential-threat-to-your-charter-rights/) - On March 22, 2018, Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould tabled her Charter Statement on Bill C-71, The Firearm Owners Harassment Act, in the House of Commons. A Charter Statement is prepared by the Minister to point out any potential flaws with legislation that may violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. From her Charter Statement on Bill
- [Township of Baldwin is Leading By Example on C-71](https://cssa-cila.org/township-of-baldwin-is-leading-by-example-on-c-71/) - It’s a wonderful thing to watch the inspiration of an individual morph into a plan of action. It’s even better when the plan of action bears fruit. Huge kudos to long-standing CSSA member, Texas MacDonald. Texas, the president of the Espanola Handgun Club, had a bright-light moment. On April 9, 2018, that light came in
- [Goodale Claims Transparency For Classifications](https://cssa-cila.org/goodale-claims-transparency-for-classifications/) - Politics makes strange bedfellows and good news often comes from the strangest of places. On May 8, 2018, it was the Minister of Public Safety’s comments on Bill C-71, The Firearms Owners Harassment Act. While CSSA disagrees with the Minister and the government over the goodness of Bill C-71, we wholeheartedly support his public
- [Is a Storm of Opposition to Bill C-71 Raining Down on the Rural Liberal Caucus?](https://cssa-cila.org/is-a-storm-of-opposition-to-bill-c-71-raining-down-on-the-rural-liberal-caucus/) - In February, rural Liberal caucus members expressed displeasure at the lack of consultation over firearm legislation during a national caucus meeting. One news outlet reported that T.J. Harvey, M.P. and chair of the National Liberal Rural Caucus, was soundly rebuked by the Prime Minister for raising the concern. Mr. Harvey was doing his job. The
- [NDP MP Launches Vicious Tirade Against Gun Owners](https://cssa-cila.org/ndp-mp-launches-vicious-tirade-against-gun-owners/) - NDP candidate Erica Kelly (Etobicoke Centre) , posted on social media that she would not be sad if “gun nuts” were blown up by a drone. “I know this is horrible to say… but I would not be sad to see these gun nuts threatening civil war have their asses blown to f–k with a
- [Bill C-71 Background Check Marketing Myths vs Reality](https://cssa-cila.org/bill-c-71-background-check-marketing-myths-vs-reality/) - Myth: The government says expanding background checks from five years to the entire lifetime of a firearms licence applicant, will enhance public safety and keep guns out of the hands of mentally ill people. Reality: People with long histories of mental health issues self-disclosed on firearms licence applications are issued firearms licences by the RCMP.
- [Parliamentary Day at the Range is Another Outstanding Success!](https://cssa-cila.org/parliamentary-day-at-the-range-is-another-outstanding-success/) - The rain held off on the morning of June 5th –– just long enough for the shooting to finish and the smoke to clear. The Stittsville Shooting Ranges hosted the 7 th Annual Parliamentary Day at the Range, and it was another great success. Almost 100 Members of Parliament, Senators and staff attended, expending several
- [Liberals Have a Lot of Explaining To Do](https://cssa-cila.org/liberals-have-a-lot-of-explaining-to-do/) - First, Mark Holland stood in the House of Commons and inferred Canadian firearm owners are thugs: "What thugs do is to make sure they are able to keep weapons in their car and not have to answer any questions. That is what they are going to do. They are going to put the weapons in
- [Three Reasons to Fear an Early Election Call](https://cssa-cila.org/three-reasons-to-fear-an-early-election-call/) - Parliament’s summer recess opens the door for the political rumour mill to run wild. This year those rumours include the prorogation of Parliament (same as last year) as well as the possibility of an early election. That part is new. An early election is bad news for gun owners. Justin Trudeau is riding high on
- [Seven Ways Your Gun Club can be a Better Community Partner](https://cssa-cila.org/seven-ways-your-gun-club-can-be-a-better-community-partner/) - It’s easy for a gun club to feel separate from the society in which it operates. It’s also an easy trap to avoid. Our most successful gun clubs weave themselves into the fabric of their communities and involve them in all aspects of the life and work of the club. Here are a few of
- [Stop Publishing the Names of Mass Murderers](https://cssa-cila.org/stop-publishing-the-names-of-mass-murderers/) - Mass murderers, mentally-ill or not, are most often motivated by a desire for notoriety, to rack up a bigger body count than their predecessors. When media outlets focus on the killer, almost to the exclusion of the victims, they promote grotesque crimes and give the killer exactly what they want: significance. The CSSA believes media outlets must
- [Canadian Firearms Community Ambushed Again](https://cssa-cila.org/canadian-firearms-community-ambushed-again/) - The creed of Canada's left-wing journalists and liberal spin doctors: Early to bed, Early to rise. Go to work, and make up lies. This was a more-than-interesting week. We saw the most amazing of deflections by veteran Mayor John Tory, who turned the public’s gaze away from his impotent efforts to control gang crime while
- [Open letter to Canada's Media – Why gun bans can't stop gang violence](https://cssa-cila.org/open-letter-to-canadas-media-why-gun-bans-cant-stop-gang-violence/) - It’s already illegal to possess a firearm without a federal firearms licence. It's already illegal to buy ammunition without a federal firearms licence. It's already a crime to carry a handgun around. It’s already a crime to point a firearm at another human being. It’s already against the law to shoot another person. It's even
- [iPolitics: Massaging Statistics to Prove Their Desired Outcome](https://cssa-cila.org/ipolitics-massaging-statistics-to-prove-their-desired-outcome/) - iPolitics misleads Canadians again, starting with the headline “Handgun ownership soared after long-gun registry ended, gun crime followed.” [i] Handgun ownership did not “soar” after the long gun registry ended. Canadians have purchased more restricted firearms (handguns and certain rifles) every year and have done so since at least 2003. [ii] This headline implies increased
- ["Domestically-Sourced” RCMP Firearm Almost Costs 16-Year-Old Girl Her Life](https://cssa-cila.org/domestically-sourced-rcmp-firearm-almost-costs-16-year-old-girl-her-life/) - Hundreds of firearms are stolen from police every year and the RCMP no longer tracks them. While civilians routinely face charges for improper storage, police officers don’t. Canadian police love to blame criminal shootings on "domestically-sourced" firearms. What they don’t tell us is many of those “domestically-sourced” guns are coming from police cruisers. Worse, they
- [National Gun Ban? No Thanks, say Trudeau’s Firearms Experts](https://cssa-cila.org/national-gun-ban-no-thanks-say-trudeaus-firearms-experts/) - If Justin Trudeau supports Toronto and Montreal City Councils’ calls for a national gun ban, his carefully chosen and purposefully vague words don’t show it. “We are looking at a broad range of things. We’re going to make the right decision for the long term, not just the short term.”[i] “We’re listening to people and
- [An Open Letter to 2018 Mayor John Tory from 2014 Candidate John Tory](https://cssa-cila.org/an-open-letter-to-2018-mayor-john-tory-from-2014-candidate-john-tory/) - Dear Mayor Tory, It's been a while since we talked. You probably don’t even remember me. I'm the guy who stood up for law-abiding citizens when Olivia Chow wanted to throw them to the wolves during Toronto’s 2014 mayoral election. “There’s no reason why anyone needs a handgun in a big city like
- [Data shows Toronto’s gun ‘surge’ never happened](https://cssa-cila.org/data-shows-torontos-gun-surge-never-happened/) - Earlier this summer — a summer that has seen Toronto wracked by gun violence — a report came out that suggested lawful Canadian gun owners were to blame for at least some of the violence. The article was originally published by the Canadian Press, and was widely republished elsewhere, including at the CBC, the National Post, a
- [Misleading Questions and Ignorance Skew Poll Results](https://cssa-cila.org/misleading-questions-and-ignorance-skew-poll-results/) - Facts matter, but they don’t win votes. They also don’t shape public policy or win elections for a government more concerned about re-election than public safety. Governments, advocacy groups and media outlets use polls to mold public opinion and determine political direction. The recent Nanos Research poll[i], feverishly embraced by our political foes, is a
- [No evidence to support Bill C-71 changes to Authorizations to Transport firearms](https://cssa-cila.org/no-evidence-to-support-bill-c-71-changes-to-authorizations-to-transport-firearms/) - GUEST COMMENTARY by Dennis Young Trudeau government has no evidence to support Bill C-71 amendments to Authorizations to Transport firearms The Findings The RCMP and Goodale’s department don’t have any evidence of the cost or effectiveness of issuing ATTs to licensed gun owners. The Ontario CFO issued 244,902 ATTs between 2010 and 2017 and report
- [Rural MPs Vote for Bill C-71 or Hide – Mad Max a No Show](https://cssa-cila.org/rural-mps-vote-for-bill-c-71-or-hide-mad-max-a-no-show/) - Monday’s vote on Bill C-71’s 3rd Reading went pretty much as expected. The bill passed easily and now moves to the Senate, where it must pass three readings and committee hearings before it can become law. There were a few notable surprises, including MPs many believe are on our side. Maxime Bernier, who courted gun
- [Three Ways to Influence Senators on Bill C-71](https://cssa-cila.org/three-ways-to-influence-senators-on-bill-c-71/) - Senator André Pratte introduced Bill C-71 into the Senate on September 25, 2018, and opened Second Reading debate on September 27, using every disingenuous Liberal talking point – like the Danforth murderer’s illegal handgun – as rationale for further restricting licensed firearm owners. Bill C-71 must pass three readings in the Senate and a committee
- [Trudeau Ramps Up Campaign to Ban Guns From Licensed Owners](https://cssa-cila.org/trudeau-ramps-up-campaign-to-ban-guns-from-licensed-owners/) - Guest Commentary by Nicolas Johnson of TheGunBlog.ca TheGunBlog.ca — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ramped up his campaign against federally licensed hunters and sport shooters today with a survey to promote gun bans and a brochure that said “any ban of handguns or assault weapons would primarily affect legal firearms owners.” The opinion survey asks
- [Attacking Gun Owners in Service of Fantasies](https://cssa-cila.org/attacking-gun-owners-in-service-of-fantasies/) - The Liberal Party under Trudeau is addicted to fantasy as a utopian alternative to reality. On his disastrous India visit Trudeau had a choice between the realities of the world’s largest democracy or embrace the fantasies of Bollywood. Even after his arrival he chose Bollywood as a more fun version of India and devil take the
- [Trudeau's Options to Implement a National Gun Ban](https://cssa-cila.org/trudeaus-options-to-implement-a-national-gun-ban/) - When the emotional rhetoric to ban guns overtakes rational thought and editorial due diligence, media outlets publish absurd statements like this: “We must criminalize possession of all firearms in Canada. There are some clear exceptions: licensed hunters, gun clubs, sports shooters and law enforcement. Barring these, there is absolutely no justifiable reason for an
- [Liberals, Tories announce duelling plans to combat guns and gangs](https://cssa-cila.org/liberals-tories-announce-duelling-plans-to-combat-guns-and-gangs/) - By Teresa Wright | chronicalherald.ca | November 8, 2018 OTTAWA – As the Liberals begin to roll out spending on a multimillion-dollar plan to combat a rise in gun and gang violence in Canada, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer unveiled his own platform pledge to crack down on gangs, including tougher criminal penalties for gang members.
- [Political Rhetoric vs Criminal Code Reality](https://cssa-cila.org/political-rhetoric-vs-criminal-code-reality/) - When the emotional rhetoric to ban guns overtakes rational thought and editorial due diligence, media outlets publish absurd statements like this: “We must criminalize possession of all firearms in Canada. There are some clear exceptions: licensed hunters, gun clubs, sports shooters and law enforcement. Barring these, there is absolutely no justifiable reason for an individual
- [Bill Blair: Completely Out of Touch or Just Plain Disingenuous?](https://cssa-cila.org/bill-blair-completely-out-of-touch-or-just-plain-disingenuous/) - Bill Blair, Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction, lashed out at Lethbridge MP Rachael Harder on Tuesday for hosting a family-oriented fundraising event at the Lethbridge Fish and Game Association’s Sport Shooting Facility. He was “deeply disappointed” that someone (read a Conservative MP) would dare host a fundraising event at a gun club
- [3 Simple Steps to Stop Drunk Driving](https://cssa-cila.org/3-simple-steps-to-stop-drunk-driving/) - Drunk driving is the leading criminal cause of death and injury in Canada according to the Department of Justice. [i] Statistics Canada reports [ii] over 72,000 cases of drunk driving in 2015, and a 2014 report [iii] from Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) shows 356 people died as a result of impaired driving. We
- [The Political Battle Over Guns](https://cssa-cila.org/the-political-battle-over-guns/) - Gun owners want to be left alone to enjoy our hunting heritage and our shooting sports, just as we leave others alone to enjoy their favourite pastimes. Live and let live. That’s our creed. We don’t care about politics/politicians – until they whack us with legislation pandering to big city fears about gang violence. Such
- [Liberals Opt for Political Theatre Over Public Safety](https://cssa-cila.org/liberals-opt-for-political-theatre-over-public-safety/) - Ridding our communities of gang violence is hard. It takes honesty, intelligence and dedication, three qualities seemingly lacking from our Liberal government. Statistically, murder with firearms has risen over the last couple of years. Statistics Canada, in its Homicide in Canada, 2017 [i] report, confirmed British Columbia gangs are responsible for much of that rise, primarily
- [Team CSSA E-News | February 11, 2020](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-february-11-2020/)
- [Gun Confiscation: The Liberal Government's Political Albatross](https://cssa-cila.org/gun-confiscation-the-liberal-governments-political-albatross/) - Its $2.7 billion price tag is what finally ended the Long Gun Registry, not it’s failure to improve public safety. Cost overruns will likewise end the Liberal government’s latest political albatross – its planned gun confiscations – but not before it wastes at least another $2-5 billion of your taxes. The Trudeau government is far
- [CSSA's 7th Annual Canadian Firearm Industry Networking Event in Las Vegas, NV](https://cssa-cila.org/cssas-7th-annual-canadian-firearm-industry-networking-event-in-las-vegas-nv/) - The view from the Stratosphere Tower Air Bar, 108 stories above the desert floor, is one of the most spectacular in Las Vegas. It’s also the site of the CSSA’s 7th annual Canadian Firearm Industry Reception, held January 22, 2020. Over 240 people representing 161 manufacturers, retailers, media and advocacy groups enjoyed appetizers, refreshments and
- [Australian Gun Controls Stunning Success - Except for all the Mass Killings](https://cssa-cila.org/australian-gun-controls-stunning-success-except-for-all-the-mass-killings/) - Civilian disarmament advocates tout Australia’s gun control program, brought in after the horrific mass shooting in Port Arthur in 1996, as a resounding success. In April 2015, US President Barack Obama claimed, “When Australia had a mass killing … it was just so shocking the entire country said, ‘Well, we’re going to completely change our
- [Team CSSA E-News | February 4, 2020](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-february-4-2020/)
- [Why did Toronto Mayor John Tory back off a city-wide handgun ban?](https://cssa-cila.org/why-did-toronto-mayor-john-tory-back-off-a-city-wide-handgun-ban/) - In a surprise announcement this week, Toronto Mayor John Tory walked back his long-standing position of a city-wide handgun ban. “Our police services have been clear that the vast majority of guns being seized are illegal guns from the U.S.,” Tory wrote on Twitter.[i] It’s refreshing to hear Tory admit illegal guns from the U.S.
- [Tony Bernardo on the Roy Green Show | January 25, 2020](https://cssa-cila.org/tony-bernardo-on-the-roy-green-show-january-25-2020/) - Tony Bernardo, Executive Director of the Canadian Sports Shooting Association, speaks with Roy Green about Liberal government's planned confiscations of legally-owned firearms. Listen Now
- [Team CSSA E-News | January 31, 2020](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-january-30-2020/)
- [Team CSSA E-News | January 24, 2020](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-january-24-2020/)
- [Tony Bernardo on the Roy Green Show |  June 20, 2015](https://cssa-cila.org/tony-bernardo-on-the-roy-green-show-june-20-2015/) - Roy is joined by Tony Bernardo, Executive Director CILA (Canadian Institute for Legislative Action)Parliamentary lobby group for Canadian gun owners. https://omny.fm/shows/roy-green-show/sat-june-20th-tony-bernardo-callers
- [The Danger of Buying Into Uncertainty and Fear](https://cssa-cila.org/the-danger-of-buying-into-uncertainty-and-fear/) - by Ryan Simper There has not been a time that The Canadian Firearm Industry or The Canadian Shooting Sports Community has been affected by the spectre of speculation and fear as much as it is at present. Those who are on social media and online where Canadian firearm owners congregate have been subject to the
- [John Oakley Show with CSSA Executive Director Tony Bernardo](https://cssa-cila.org/john-oakley-show-with-cssa-executive-director-tony-bernardo/) - CSSA Executive Director Tony Bernardo talks about how to curb gun and gang violence with John Oakley.
- [Team CSSA E-News | January 13, 2020](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-january-13-2020/)
- [Saskatchewan Government Joins Alberta in Rejecting Federal Gun Confiscations](https://cssa-cila.org/saskatchewan-government-joins-alberta-in-rejecting-federal-gun-confiscations/) - “We do not endorse the banning of firearms here,” Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said in 2018.[i] Justice Minister Don Morgan doubled down on Premier Moe’s well-publicized position this week. “We don’t want this to go ahead in this form,” Morgan said.[ii] Morgan said he would rather collaborate with the federal government to come up with
- [Winnipeg Police Service: Handgun Ban Won't Stop Criminals](https://cssa-cila.org/winnipeg-police-service-handgun-ban-wont-stop-criminals/) - Constable Rob Carver, Winnipeg Police Service, on handgun bans. When we seize handguns, the handguns are always almost 100% in the possession of people who have no legal right to possess them. They’re almost always stolen or illegally obtained. I simply don't see, as a 27-year veteran, how adding another layer of law will make
- [Danielle Smith, Tony Bernardo and Canada's proposed gun buyback program](https://cssa-cila.org/danielle-smith-tony-bernardo-and-canadas-proposed-gun-buyback-program/) - Danielle Smith Speaks With Tony Bernardo, Executive Director of the Canadian Shooting Sports Association, about gun bans and Canada's coming $600 million long gun buyback program.
- [The FULL Story on Canada’s Firearm Licence Revocation System](https://cssa-cila.org/the-full-story-on-canadas-firearm-licence-revocation-system/) - If you read the prime minister’s Mandate Letter to Public Safety Minister Bill Blair[i] but don’t know anything about current firearm licencing requirements, you will be forgiven for coming away with the impression there are no mechanisms to revoke a firearms license in Canada. The prime minister’s Mandate Letter to Minister Blair deliberately gives that
- [Team CSSA E-News | January 6, 2020](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-january-6-2020/)
- [Team CSSA E-News | December 24, 2019](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-december-24-2019/)
- [The FULL Story on Canada’s Safe Storage Requirements for Firearms](https://cssa-cila.org/the-full-story-on-canadas-safe-storage-requirements-for-firearms/) - If you read the prime minister’s mandate letter to Public Safety Minister Bill Blair[i] but don’t know anything about Canada’s firearm laws, you will be forgiven for coming away with the impression there are no safe storage regulations on the books in Canada. The prime minister’s letter deliberately gives that impression. To set the record
- [Glen Motz M.P. sponsors Petition to stop the Liberals from confiscating firearms](https://cssa-cila.org/glen-motz-m-p-sponsors-petition-to-stop-the-liberals-from-confiscating-firearms/) - *** Please sign this petition *** Petition to the Government of Canada Initiated by Bradley Manysiak from Medicine Hat, Alberta Sponsored by Glen Motz M.P. (Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner) Whereas: The Government of Canada has expressed its intention to ban, what it refers to as “military-style assault rifles”, through an Order in Council; Public Safety Canada’s information
- [Team CSSA E-News | December 17, 2019](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-december-17-2019/)
- [Minister Blair’s Mandate Letter is Filled With Contradiction](https://cssa-cila.org/minister-blairs-mandate-letter-is-filled-with-contradiction/) - It’s fitting that Justin Trudeau delivered Public Safety Minister Bill Blair’s Mandate Letter on Friday, December 13th.[i] It’s bad luck for gun owners, and bad luck for anyone who believes in evidence-based policy on firearms. “We are committed to evidence-based decision-making that takes into consideration the impacts of policies on all Canadians and fully defends
- ["Preaching to the Choir"](https://cssa-cila.org/preaching-to-the-choir/) - Some housekeeping matters... It's a rare week that goes by where we don't receive e-mails suggesting we should send our Team CSSA E-News to the media or politicians instead of “preaching to the choir.” We felt we should set the record straight. Each and every issue of Team CSSA E-News, every press
- [The Montreal Massacre Media Collective – 2019 Edition](https://cssa-cila.org/the-montreal-massacre-media-collective-2019-edition/) - Every year, as the days of November wane, we can count on one thing with absolute certainty. Like zombies rising from the grave a month ago on Halloween, the Montreal Massacre Media Collective will begin another round of weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth akin to Chicken Little screeching “the sky is falling!” It’s as
- [Team CSSA E-News | December 11, 2019](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-december-11-2019/)
- [Team CSSA E-News | December 3, 2019](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-december-3-2019/)
- [Violent people, not objects, commit violent crime](https://cssa-cila.org/violent-people-not-objects-commit-violent-crime/) - CSSA Position Statement on Firearm Prohibition Orders People, not objects, commit crime. While many groups campaign against legal guns and legal gun ownership, we know firearms are harmless unless a person with evil intent picks it up and uses it to commit an evil act. That's why we're pushing the government to strictly monitor over
- [Team CSSA E-News | November 26, 2019](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-november-26-2019/)
- [CSSA Position Statement on Firearm Owner Licensing](https://cssa-cila.org/cssa-position-statement-on-firearm-owner-licensing/) - Before we can state a position on firearm owner licensing, we must first define the terms of what we're talking about. In law, words have specific meanings. As firearm owners, it is critical we understand those meanings. It’s also critical to understand the law pertaining to firearms. In Canada, firearm laws start with one fundamental
- [CSSA’s Formal Position Statement on Licensing Firearm Owners](https://cssa-cila.org/cssas-formal-position-statement-on-licensing-firearm-owners/) - In last week’s CSSA E-News, we published Tony Bernardo’s response to a question from the floor at the CSSA’s Annual General Meeting regarding our position on licensing. His answer caused concern in some corners of the firearm community. This commentary will remove any perceived ambiguity from Tony Bernardo’s statement and provide a clear understanding of
- [British Columbia shuts shooting down — Learn from mistakes made there before it’s too late for you!](https://cssa-cila.org/british-columbia-shuts-shooting-down-learn-from-mistakes-made-there-before-its-too-late-for-you/) - On April 5, 2017, B.C.’s recreational shooters suffered a huge setback. The Government of British Columbia shut down shooting "within 400 metres of select roads on non-municipal Crown land within the Fraser Valley Regional District ." Why? Partly because target shooters were too lazy to clean up after themselves and partly because the B.C. government
- [CBC Disinformation on Canada’s Gun Laws Continues](https://cssa-cila.org/cbc-disinformation-on-canadas-gun-laws-continues/) - The CBC, that government mouthpiece funded by 1.5 billion taxpayer dollars, continues to spread disinformation about Canada’s gun laws, this time in a spin piece titled, “Keeping Canada Safe: Guns in Canada 101,” published on the CBC’s website April 6, 2017. They open with this inflammatory voiceover from one of the conservation officers:
- [Media Dutifully Promote Manufactured “Shooting Epidemic” For Political Gain](https://cssa-cila.org/media-dutifully-promote-manufactured-shooting-epidemic-for-political-gain/) - How do you tell when a story is “fake news”? Researchers defining police shootings as accidents is one way. Calling 24-year-old adults “youth” and lumping them in with 16-year-olds is another. This is, sadly, standard fare for doctors with a political agenda. Combine that dishonesty with a media party willing to promote any and all
- [And The Winner Is?](https://cssa-cila.org/and-the-winner-is/) - The Conservative Leadership race is heating up! A record fourteen candidates are vying for the grand prize – to become the next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and to ultimately take on Justin Trudeau in 2019. Over the past several months, we've provided you with numerous articles, interviews and commentary to help give
- [A Day at the Range with Kevin O'Leary](https://cssa-cila.org/a-day-at-the-range-with-kevin-oleary/) - One of the great pleasures of firearm ownership is our role in educating people on the issues affecting our community. It is a delight we treasure when we see someone come to understand why our community feels so constantly under attack. It's even better when actions are tied to words. Team CSSA
- [Liberal’s Gun Control Regime Still Missing The Real Target!](https://cssa-cila.org/liberals-gun-control-regime-still-missing-the-real-target/) - by Dennis R. Young | March 6, 2017 Laws control law-abiding gun owners but those too dangerous to own firearms, not so much. More than two million law-abiding gun owners issued licenses by the RCMP must report their change of address or face criminal charges with sentences of up to two years in jail. So
- [Canada’s Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Ralph Goodale, says very little about firearms](https://cssa-cila.org/canadas-minister-of-public-safety-and-emergency-preparedness-ralph-goodale-says-very-little-about-firearms/) - Yes, he announced his new Firearms Advisory Committee chairman and vice-chairs on February 10, 2017, but he still hasn’t announced who else will sit on that committee. Yes, he goes along with the RCMP’s ongoing administrative assault against gun owners. Yet even that is not an issue of doing something, but rather one of not
- [Trudeau Government Offends Serving Military Forces, Strips Their Tax Credits](https://cssa-cila.org/trudeau-government-offends-serving-military-forces-strips-their-tax-credits/) - Editor's Note: It is rare for us to do a commentary that is off topic. The CSSA's mandate is to preserve, promote and protect the lawful ownership and use of firearms in Canada, and we try to limit our news to that sphere and, of course, to association matters. However, we support the good men
- [Ralph Goodale Appoints Chair, Vice-Chairs of New Firearms Advisory Committee](https://cssa-cila.org/ralph-goodale-appoints-chair-vice-chairs-of-new-firearms-advisory-committee/) - On February 10, 2017 Ralph Goodale, Canada’s Minister of Public Safety, announced his picks to head the Firearms Advisory Committee. Former Supreme Court Justice John Major will chair the new Canadian Firearms Advisory Committee. He is joined by two female co-chairs, Lynda Kiejko and Nathalie Provost. This is far better than most of us imagined.
- [Open letter to members of the firearms community by Steven Blaney](https://cssa-cila.org/open-letter-to-members-of-the-firearms-community-by-steven-blaney/) - By Steven Blaney, Conservative Leadership Candidate, January 2017 As Public Safety Minister in the Harper government, I got thousands of letters from law abiding citizens asking to be treated with dignity, and not like criminals just because they liked hunting or sport shooting which are traditional and cultural activities in Canada. It is no wonder
- [Repeal C-68 . . . IN FULL](https://cssa-cila.org/repeal-c-68-in-full/) - By Brad Trost, Conservative Leadership Candidate, January 26, 2017 Thirty years of ineffective Liberal firearms legislation have proven that law-abiding gun owners aren't responsible for violent crime. They never have been. What a waste of billions of your tax dollars! It also proves the point Reform Party Members of Parliament warned everyone about in 1994
- [Halifax Regional Police Decry Gun Selfie](https://cssa-cila.org/halifax-regional-police-decry-gun-selfie/) - Halifax Regional Police issued this stern warning after arresting a man for possession of a paintball gun at Saint Mary’s University. "HRP would like to remind people not to post pictures of themselves with firearms or guns that appear to be actual firearms. Police have to treat these investigations as if they were firearms which
- [CZ-858 Spartan - Molon Labe](https://cssa-cila.org/cz-858-spartan-molon-labe/) - The RCMP just can’t help themselves. They’ve banned another rifle, this time because they don’t like the words engraved on the long gun’s receiver; Molon Labe. Most history buffs know the story of Spartan King Leonidas. At the Battle of Thermopylae, Persian King Xerxes said, “We do not want your lives, only your arms.” Spartan
- [Gathering Ammo Information To Attack Our Ranges](https://cssa-cila.org/gathering-ammo-information-to-attack-our-ranges/) - Environment Canada (EC) has commissioned a company in Vancouver called "ToxEcology – Environmental Consulting Ltd" to gather data regarding lead ammunition. This is the second time they have launched this initiative. The intent is to gather data to be used by EC to ban the sale of all lead ammunition in Canada, despite the mountains
- [NRA News: Tony Bernardo On MP Hoeppner's Long Gun Bill](https://cssa-cila.org/nra-news-tony-bernardo-on-mp-hoeppners-long-gun-bill/) - Tony Bernardo joins "Cam & Company" to discuss MP Candice Hoeppners pro-gun bill, which is caught in political maelstrom. Cam Edwards speaks with the executive director of the Canadian Institute for Legislative Action (CILA), about the opening debates over Hoeppners bill to discontinue the Canadian National Gun Registry. The MP (Member of Parliament) argued adamantly
- [Brian Lilley and Tony Bernardo discuss the RCMP's unilateral Ruger 10/22 magazine ban](https://cssa-cila.org/brian-lilley-and-tony-bernardo-discuss-the-rcmps-unilateral-ruger-10-22-magazine-ban/) - The RCMP are at it again; making "paperwork" criminals out of law abiding Canadian gun owners. Tony Bernardo, Executive Director of the Canadian Shooting Sports Association, joins Brian Lilley of TheRebel.media to talk about this development. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aIhWtOjEz4
- [MP Cheryl gallant talking with Tony Bernardo about Bill C-71](https://cssa-cila.org/mp-cheryl-gallant-talking-with-tony-bernardo-about-bill-c-71/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtHrKYJRanM
- [CSSA Seminar - Patrick O’Neill on Gun Owner Responsibilities under the Explosives Act](https://cssa-cila.org/cssa-seminar-patrick-oneill-on-gun-owner-responsibilities-under-the-explosives-act/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZKuJG0tM4Q
- [Tony Bernardo (CILA/CSSA) speaking to Toronto City Council about proposed handgun ban by-law [2008]](https://cssa-cila.org/tony-bernardo-cila-cssa-speaking-to-toronto-city-council-about-proposed-handgun-ban-by-law-2008/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXLAg420VpI
- [Natural Resources Canada Patrick O'Neill on Reactive Targets and Shooters Behaving Poorly (Length: 5:37)](https://cssa-cila.org/natural-resources-canada-patrick-oneill-on-reactive-targets-and-shooters-behaving-poorly-1/) - Natural Resources Canada Director General Patrick O’Neill from the Explosives Safety and Security Branch issued a stern warning to everyone using binary kits or reactive targets such as the Tannerite brand and similar products. “I can’t regulate stupidity, so I really, really want people to listen. And if you’re in retail, I really want you
- [CSSA AGM 2018 Seminar 3 - Ed Burlew & Tony Bernardo on Ruger Magazines & Bill C-71](https://cssa-cila.org/cssa-agm-2018-seminar-3-ed-burlew-tony-bernardo-on-ruger-magazines-bill-c-71/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMlc9GOKH4I
- [CSSA Executive Director Tony Bernardo on the Importance of Voting in Election 2019](https://cssa-cila.org/cssa-executive-director-tony-bernardo-on-the-importance-of-voting-in-election-2019/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQO2PWJr9xM
- [CSSA Director Garry Breitkreuz on the Importance of Voting in Election 2019 (30 seconds)](https://cssa-cila.org/cssa-director-garry-breitkreuz-on-the-importance-of-voting-in-election-2019-30-seconds/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVquQv2Emyk
- [CSSA Director Garry Breitkreuz on the Importance of Voting in Election 2019 (15 seconds)](https://cssa-cila.org/cssa-director-garry-breitkreuz-on-the-importance-of-voting-in-election-2019-short/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0SfIu0xD28
- [CSSA Director Robert Freberg on the Importance of Voting in Election 2019 (30 seconds)](https://cssa-cila.org/cssa-director-robert-freberg-on-the-importance-of-voting-in-election-2019-long/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVS-V02peq8
- [CSSA Director Robert Freberg on the Importance of Voting in Election 2019 (15 seconds)](https://cssa-cila.org/cssa-director-robert-freberg-on-the-importance-of-voting-in-election-2019-short/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHCPtlzxOS8
- [Canada in the Rough's Kevin Beasley on the Importance of Voting in Election 2019](https://cssa-cila.org/canada-in-the-roughs-kevin-beasley-on-the-importance-of-voting-in-election-2019/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cue5mXUfDpA
- [Wellen Wang, Tenda Canada, on the Importance of Voting in Election 2019 in Mandarin](https://cssa-cila.org/wellen-wang-tenda-canada-on-the-importance-of-voting-in-election-2019-in-mandarin/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE9UyNeOKNo
- [Paul and Chrissy Beasley and Family on the Importance of Voting in Election 2019](https://cssa-cila.org/paul-and-chrissy-beasley-and-family-on-the-importance-of-voting-in-election-2019/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3e8WWLqehuA
- [Tony Bernardo and Wellen Wang on the Importance of Voting in Election 2019](https://cssa-cila.org/tony-bernardo-and-wellen-wang-on-the-importance-of-voting-in-election-2019/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jk6jEaNWY0
- [NRATV's Cam Edwards talks with Tony Bernardo about the 2011 Election Results](https://cssa-cila.org/nratvs-cam-edwards-talks-with-tony-bernardo-about-the-2011-election-results/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIHgJSX-4rg
- [NRATV's Cam Edwards talks with Tony Bernardo about the latest news affecting Canadian gun owners](https://cssa-cila.org/nratvs-cam-edwards-talks-with-tony-bernardo-about-the-latest-news-affecting-canadian-gun-owners/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtqlZzE8Lfo
- [Ezra Levant discusses Trudeau's suggested gun bans with CSSA Executive Director Tony Bernardo](https://cssa-cila.org/ezra-levant-discusses-trudeaus-suggested-gun-bans-with-cssa-executive-director-tony-bernardo/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EN2K9UdpjUk
- ["The BIG BLACK HOLE of Gun Bans is here," says CSSA Executive Director Tony Bernardo](https://cssa-cila.org/the-big-black-hole-of-gun-bans-is-here-says-cssa-executive-director-tony-bernardo/) - CSSA Executive Director Tony Bernardo's interview at TACCOM 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKIfAyU7h3w
- [Dr. Colin Carrie M.P. Discusses C-71 with Tony Bernardo](https://cssa-cila.org/dr-colin-carrie-m-p-discusses-c-71-with-tony-bernardo/) - Dr. Colin Carrie, M.P. - Oshawa hosts the Executive Director of the Canadian Sports Shooting Association in his Oshawa office to discuss the impact that the Government bill C-71 will have on law-abiding firearms owners. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9THFiMt5og
- [Ontario gun owners fire back](https://cssa-cila.org/ontario-gun-owners-fire-back/) - Tony Bernardo of the Canadian Shooting Sports Association explains what he's doing to combat the Ontario Chief Firearms Officers unfair changes to gun laws.
- [Despite a correction, Canada’s gun control debate is still tainted by bad information](https://cssa-cila.org/despite-a-correction-canadas-gun-control-debate-is-still-tainted-by-bad-information/) - by Matt Gurney, Radio Host, Global News | globalnews.ca | January 5, 2019 Bad information, once loose, persists. A false report is remembered long after a correction. But the ongoing debate about gun control in Canada is tainted by bad information. Let’s see what we can do about that. Last year was a violent
- [Are Only Firearm Suicides Bad?](https://cssa-cila.org/are-only-firearm-suicides-bad/) - Playing politics with suicide rates is morally appalling, yet that’s precisely what our government, media outlets and anti-gun groups do when they claim statistics “prove” Canada’s “gun control” scheme saves lives. This column will set the record straight. Yes, suicides by firearm declined steadily since 1991, the year 1,110 people chose to end
- [Why Does the Government Fabricate Statistics on Stolen Guns?](https://cssa-cila.org/why-does-the-government-fabricate-statistics-on-stolen-guns/) - Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale posted a cute infographic titled, “Break and Enter to Steal Firearms” on Twitter[i] on March 7, 2018, during his Guns and Gangs Summit. That graphic showed over 1,200 break-ins to steal firearms and cited Statistics Canada as the data source. Where those numbers really come from is a
- [Safety at the Firearm Industry's Largest Range Event](https://cssa-cila.org/safety-at-the-firearm-industrys-largest-range-event/) - Industry Day at the Range is North America’s largest firearm event for print and digital media correspondents. It’s held the day before SHOT Show (Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show), the annual trade event held by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF). All types of firearms, from the latest handguns and rifles, to automatic firearms and
- [SHOT Show Facts You Probably Didn't Know](https://cssa-cila.org/shot-show-facts-you-probably-didnt-know/) - The National Shooting Sports Foundation’s firearm industry trade show is the largest of its kind in North America. Here are a few facts you may not know about SHOT Show Las Vegas. More than 1,600 companies show off their products on the exhibition floor. Exhibitors, buyers, media and industry professionals attend from 111
- [CSSA’s 6th Annual Canadian Firearm Industry Networking Event in Las Vegas, NV](https://cssa-cila.org/cssas-6th-annual-canadian-firearm-industry-networking-event-in-las-vegas-nv/) - The Stratosphere Tower AirBar, rising 800 feet above the Las Vegas Strip, hosted the CSSA’s 6th annual Canadian Firearm Industry Reception on January 23, 2019. This event, held in conjunction with the 41st annual SHOT Show, brings Canadian manufacturers, retailers, media and advocacy groups together under one roof for an evening of networking and
- [Senate Committee on Bill C-71 – Witness Testimony Day Two](https://cssa-cila.org/senate-committee-on-bill-c-71-witness-testimony-day-two/) - A heartfelt ‘thank you” to the following members of the Senate Committee on National Security and Defence (SECD) for understanding Bill C-71 completely misses its intended target. Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu: “Are we attacking the real problem?” He is concerned Bill C-71’s focus will increase the burden on already overloaded police and mental health resources.
- [Upcoming CSSA Election at AGM 2019](https://cssa-cila.org/upcoming-cssa-election-at-agm-2019/) - Attention CSSA Members... It is election time at the CSSA, an organization committed to democratic and transparent election processes. Below you will find information on the candidates running in the 2019 CSSA Board of Directors election and how to vote for them. We have included several options to make voting easier for you. Board of
- [What's the Liberal Government Hiding Now?](https://cssa-cila.org/whats-the-liberal-government-hiding-now/) - Buried in a response to an Order Paper question from the Conservative Party, the government included a single line detailing a letter sent to Gerald Butts, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, by Anil Arora, Canada’s Chief Statistician. The subject of the September 4, 2018 letter? “Latest information on crime and guns.” Did Mr. Arora’s
- [An Open Letter to Matt Gurney from a CSSA Member](https://cssa-cila.org/an-open-letter-to-matt-gurney-from-a-cssa-member/) - OPEN LETTER TO MATT GURNEY Re: Despite a correction, Canada’s gun control debate is still tainted by bad information by Matt Gurney, January 5, 2019. Dear Matt, I read your article and it was very informative and refreshingly well written. I saw it in a bulletin published by the Canadian Shooting Sports Association. It has
- [Doctors Against Guns Are Really Doctors Against Solutions](https://cssa-cila.org/doctors-against-guns-are-really-doctors-against-solutions/) - Focused on solving the underlying causes, Canadian Doctors for Protection from Violence is a group we could support wholeheartedly. Unfortunately, that group does not exist. Instead, we have Canadian Doctors for Protection from Guns, an organization created to advance the personal agenda of its founder. Dr. Najma Ahmed, an emergency room doctor who
- [Doctors Who Hate Guns and the Politics of Fear](https://cssa-cila.org/doctors-who-hate-guns-and-the-politics-of-fear/) - In their latest social media barrage, Doctors Who Hate Guns[i] are all fired up about an American study about “links between guns and suicide” and warn Canadians to “reverse the dangerous march to less regulation” and “pass stronger gun laws now.” Let’s ignore the false claims and fear-filled rhetoric and examine their implied goal –
- [Questions Nobody Asks After Mass Murder With A Firearm](https://cssa-cila.org/questions-nobody-asks-after-mass-murder-with-a-firearm/) - Senator André Pratte invoked the Quebec mosque killer’s name on Twitteri, tied it to the New Zealand mosque tragedy, then implied Bill C-71 will stop these kinds of horrors from happening in the future. Utter nonsense. Bill C-71 would give the RCMP the authority to examine the entire life of an applicant. It does not
- [Media Dutifully Promotes Manufactured "Shooting Epidemic" for Political Gain](https://cssa-cila.org/media-dutifully-promotes-manufactured-shooting-epidemic-for-political-gain/) - EDITOR'S NOTE: Sources tell us that the “Doctors that Hate Gun Owners” will be having a rally/press conference on April 3rd. One of the cornerstones of their talking points is the thoroughly discredited study published in March 2017 by the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ). This misleading, highly torqued study is a politically-riddled sham, calculated
- [Gun Control: When Emotions Trump Facts](https://cssa-cila.org/gun-control-when-emotions-trump-facts/) - a guest commentary by Gregory J Mosdossy, MD FRCPC, CSSA Member RE: Petition E-2097 (Firearms) supported by the Canadian Doctors for Protection from Guns I recently had a request forwarded to me to sign a petition and I would like to comment. Firstly, it goes without saying that I am in full
- [No Appetite for Handgun Ban in Canada's Senate](https://cssa-cila.org/no-appetite-for-handgun-ban-in-canadas-senate/) - On Monday, April 8th, the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence (SECD) reviewed Bill C-71 clause by clause. Senator Marilou McPhedran, who worked with the Coalition for Gun Control while serving on the government’s Firearms Advisory Committee, is desperate to ram a handgun ban down our throats before the federal election because
- [Reading the Tea Leaves: the future of a National Firearms Ban](https://cssa-cila.org/reading-the-tea-leaves-the-future-of-a-national-firearms-ban/) - After Crime Reduction Minister Bill Blair released his long-awaited engagement report, we told you a national gun ban was off the table “for now.” Many questioned what “for now” meant, so we thought we'd make it a little clearer. We meant – barring an unforeseen shooting before Parliament rises in June – our guns are
- [Britain Proves Central Storage Invites Thieves](https://cssa-cila.org/britain-proves-central-storage-invites-thieves/) - It should surprise nobody that thieves, when presented with a cache of valuable items, will target the storage container and steal them. Banks, jewelry stores and gun stores are perfect examples. Yet the Canadian government is blue-skying that licensed gun owners store their firearms in “central storage facilities” to prevent them from being stolen. This
- [Virtue Signaling With Taxpayer Dollars: Toronto’s Gun Buyback Program](https://cssa-cila.org/virtue-signaling-with-taxpayer-dollars-torontos-gun-buyback-program/) - Toronto’s ongoing epidemic of gang violence is the excuse for an expensive government program to buy “unwanted” firearms. It’s stated goal is to remove guns from the hands of law-abiding citizens, not from criminals.i “Nobody here today, including in particular, me,” Mayor John Tory said in his press conference, “is going to suggest this represents
- [M.P. Tony Clement reveals secret Liberal plan to ban your firearms!](https://cssa-cila.org/m-p-tony-clement-reveals-secret-liberal-plan-to-ban-your-firearms/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 9, 2019 Trudeau Government to Announce Nationwide Ban on Guns at Women’s Conference Justin Trudeau will announce “a sweeping gun ban” at the Women Deliver Conference in Vancouver, B.C., June 3-6 with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in attendance. Tony Clement dropped this bombshell in the House of Commons earlier
- [UPDATE: Liberal Government’s “Sweeping Gun Ban” to Ban AR-15 Rifles](https://cssa-cila.org/update-liberal-governments-sweeping-gun-ban-to-ban-ar-15-rifles/) - OSHAWA - M.P. Tony Clement’s question about a possible gun ban by Order in Council, combined with Minister Bill Blair’s subsequent non-answer, sparked a firestorm of speculation yesterday. Today, two separate, unconnected government sources, one of whom who has direct knowledge of the plan, confirm the Liberal government’s proposed “sweeping gun ban” will include the
- [Is the Canadian government going to ban the AR-15? Yes or No.](https://cssa-cila.org/is-the-canadian-government-going-to-ban-the-ar-15-yes-or-no/) - Bill Blair, the Minister of Gun Banning, Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction, refused to confirm or deny the government's plan to announce “a sweeping gun ban” next month at the Women Deliver conference in Vancouver. Instead, he deliberately offered rhetoric and obfuscation (AKA political bullsh*t) where he should have offered precision and clarity.
- [Bill Blair: Greatest AR-15 Salesman in Canadian History](https://cssa-cila.org/bill-blair-greatest-ar-15-salesman-in-canadian-history/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 23, 2019 Today, a quality source with direct knowledge re-confirmed the Liberal government will attempt to ban the AR-15 rifle by Order in Council, bypassing parliamentary accountability. Apparently, Justin Trudeau will announce the ban at the “Women Deliver Conference” between June 3-6 in Vancouver. It has been widely speculated New Zealand
- [Justin Trudeau's Backdoor Gun Registry  to Become Law](https://cssa-cila.org/justin-trudeaus-backdoor-gun-registry-to-become-law/) - Justin Trudeau's Backdoor Gun Registry to Become Law May 29, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OTTAWA, ON - Pierre Paul-Hus, Shadow Minister for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, issued a statement following the final vote on the Liberals' new firearms legislation, Bill C-71: "Justin Trudeau's Liberals have failed to address gun crime. Instead,
- [NZ PM Confirms She Won’t Be Coming to Canada](https://cssa-cila.org/nz-pm-confirms-she-wont-be-coming-to-canada/) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, the world leader Justin Trudeau admires most, will not be coming to Canada this year. In response to an email inquiry by the CSSA, Simone Gordon, Ardern's private secretary, said she doesn't know where these rumours came from, but she confirmed Ardern would not be coming to Canada.
- [Toronto's War on Licensed Gun Owners Continues Unabated](https://cssa-cila.org/torontos-war-on-licensed-gun-owners-continues-unabated/) - On June 6, 2019, The City of Toronto’s Executive Committee adopted another “recommendation” to ban the sale of handguns within city limits. For reasons that are clearly intended to deflect from their total impotence in controlling gang crime, these bright lights want Torontonians to believe that by preventing federally-licensed sport shooters from legally purchasing handguns
- [“Gun Control” Advocates Turn Their Knives on Bill Blair](https://cssa-cila.org/gun-control-advocates-turn-their-knives-on-bill-blair/) - Bill Blair, Canada’s newly-minted AR-15 Salesman of the Year, learned a harsh truth we at the CSSA have known for a very long time. Canada’s “gun control” elitists are not Liberal Party supporters – they are political opportunists – disingenuous, liars with zero interest in the public safety of Canadians. Their singular political
- [The Election is Coming! The Election is Coming!](https://cssa-cila.org/the-election-is-coming-the-election-is-coming/) - To paraphrase Paul Revere’s famous battle cry, the election is coming, and it’s coming fast. With Parliament recessed for the summer barbecue circuit, MPs are back in their ridings campaigning hard for your vote. Yes, even though the election won’t officially be called until early September. What does this mean for gun owners?
- [It's Not About Guns, It's About Votes](https://cssa-cila.org/its-not-about-guns-its-about-votes/) - Canada’s Minister of Gun Bans, Bill Blair, says guns like the AR-15 are such a threat to public safety they must be banned and confiscated. “There are some weapons, quite frankly, in my opinion, that are so dangerous that there really is no place in a safe and civil society for them,” he said.[i]
- [New Poll Shows Why Gun Owner Vote is Critical in Election 2019](https://cssa-cila.org/new-poll-shows-why-gun-owner-vote-is-critical-in-election-2019/) - To those of us deeply entrenched in the political process, it seems unthinkable that Justin Trudeau and his Liberal Party could win Election 2019. Yet that’s precisely what the latest polling numbers indicate. “The Liberals have significant leads in Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada, and they would be the favourites to win if the election
- [Nathalie Provost’s temper tantrum garner’s national press coverage](https://cssa-cila.org/nathalie-provosts-temper-tantrum-garners-national-press-coverage/) - Nathalie Provost, who advocates banning guns in Canada, quit the Liberal government’s Firearms Advisory Committee (FAC) this week, then used her temper tantrum to garner national news coverage for her “plight.” Tony Bernardo, Executive Director of the Canadian Shooting Sports Association, spent almost two decades on the committee. “We were told to check our organizational
- [Is Access to Gasoline the Problem](https://cssa-cila.org/is-access-to-gasoline-the-problem/) - Japan’s worst mass murder in almost two decades highlights what we’ve said for decades. People with a grudge will always find a way to inflict carnage on innocent victims. If a person with evil intent wants to kill people, no laws will stop them. This time, it was a 41-year-old man with a criminal record
- [Election Interference Begins With the Trudeau Liberals](https://cssa-cila.org/election-interference-begins-with-the-trudeau-liberals/) - Creating a list of state-approved and “trusted” media outlets, then shoveling dump-trucks full of cash into their bank accounts, is guaranteed to deliver a certain result – and not one would expect from an independent media. "Our government is committed to ensuring that Canadians everywhere continue to have access to accurate, diverse and relevant news.
- [Gun Bans – A Liberal Fundraising Goldmine](https://cssa-cila.org/gun-bans-a-liberal-fundraising-goldmine/) - It’s comical watching “gun control” advocates yell at Bill Blair, Canada’s Minister of Crime Reduction, for refusing to ban guns prior to the 2019 federal election. It’s almost as if they actually believe banning guns from RCMP-vetted, federally-licensed gun owners will stop the drug trade and gang violence in downtown Toronto. Those willing to sell
- [Firearm Legal Defence a “No-Brainer” Says Grateful Gun Owner](https://cssa-cila.org/firearm-legal-defence-a-no-brainer-says-grateful-gun-owner/) - None of us expect police to show up at our front door, search warrant in hand, to seize all our guns, yet that’s exactly what happened to licensed gun owner and firearm safety course instructor Opinder Singh in May 2015. He is immensely grateful he purchased Firearm Legal Defence (FLD) insurance coverage long before
- [Election 2019: Who to Believe - Police or Politicians?](https://cssa-cila.org/election-2019-who-to-believe-police-or-politicians/) - Who do we believe as we head into Election 2019 – arguably the most important ballot Canadian gun owners will cast in their lifetime? Do we believe police officers, police chiefs, police unions and the data collected by Statistics Canada? Or do we believe politicians who make shocking claims in the search for the most
- [How Voting PPC Could Re-Elect a Liberal in Central Nova](https://cssa-cila.org/how-voting-ppc-could-re-elect-a-liberal-in-central-nova/) - In over 50 electoral districts, Election 2019 is a coin-flip. Central Nova, in Nova Scotia, is one of those coin flips. It’s also a riding where the PPC (People's Party of Canada) voters could be the deciding factor and deliver this riding into the hands of the Liberal Party. The latest projections from poll aggregator 338Canada.com show
- [Game On? No, It’s the Battle for Our Future](https://cssa-cila.org/game-on-no-its-the-battle-for-our-future/) - When news broke yesterday the election writ would be dropped this morning, social media erupted with cheers of “Game On!” and “Finally!” The excitement was palpable. Media talking heads were beside themselves, filling the airwaves with speculation and projections of who would win “the game.” One CBC host even said, “It feels like Christmas!” There’s
- [Election 2019: Watch CSSA’s "Get Out The Vote" Television Commercials](https://cssa-cila.org/election-2019-watch-cssas-get-out-the-vote-television-commercials/) - Election 2019 could determine if Canadians will legally own guns or not. Does that scare you? It should. The Liberal government is already on record saying they will ban semi-automatic rifles, regardless of classification, from hundreds of thousands of licensed Canadian firearm owners. But of course, that’s just their starting point. Advocacy groups who want
- [Liberals Promise One-Stop Gun Shops for Criminals](https://cssa-cila.org/liberals-promise-one-stop-gun-shops-for-criminals/) - Minister Bill Blair reiterated the Liberal government’s inane promise to make it easier for criminals to steal guns.i “We are looking at all the measures … that can include … additional restrictions on where firearms can be possessed or stored within a municipality to make it far more difficult for people in those municipalities to
- [Election 2019: Liberals Announce Gun Bans](https://cssa-cila.org/election-2019-liberals-announce-gun-bans/) - Tony Clement was right. Back in May of this year, the veteran M.P. announced a secret plan the Liberals had concocted to ban certain types of semi-automatic target rifles. The CSSA's information concurred with former Minister Clement and we announced the plans to ban firearms in our publications immediately. It appears we were correct! At
- [CSSA to Firearms Owners: Vote!](https://cssa-cila.org/cssa-to-firearms-owners-vote/) - Election 2019 could determine if Canadians will legally own guns or not. Does that scare you? It should. The Liberal government is already on record saying they will ban semi-automatic rifles, regardless of classification, from hundreds of thousands of licensed Canadian firearm owners. But, of course, that’s just their starting point. Advocacy
- [What police have said about the gun registry](https://cssa-cila.org/what-police-have-said-about-the-gun-registry/) - (The original document may be found here.) RECENT QUOTES A.B.J. (BEN) BEATTY: 23-YEAR VETERAN OF THE ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE: In June of 2006 I will be commencing my 24th year as a member of the Ontario Provincial Police. For 18 of those years I have been assigned the rank of Detective, specifically assigned to major criminal
- [Police use of the gun registry greatly exaggerated](https://cssa-cila.org/police-use-of-the-gun-registry-greatly-exaggerated/) - That wacky "6,500 hits per day" figure. The proponents of the Gun Registry often quote various (and varying) numbers of "hits" that the Firearms Centre database receives per day from police. Presumably each hit is an instance of an officer querying the database to obtain firearms information. This bolsters their position that the registry is
- [Firearms: A Net Benefit to Canadian Society](https://cssa-cila.org/firearms-a-net-benefit-to-canadian-society/) - Particularly in times of rare shooting tragedies, anti gun activists seize on the emotion of the moment to advance their agendas to ban guns. These special interests groups present themselves as social-engineering elitists who feel empowered to tell the vast majority of freedom-loving people how they should live their lives. Banning firearms would cost many
- [10 Myths About Gun Control](https://cssa-cila.org/10-myths-about-gun-control/) - Myth #1. VERY FEW PEOPLE IN CANADA OWN FIREARMS Exactly the opposite is true: twenty-nine per cent of Canadian homes possess an estimated total of nine million firearms. Other authorities insist that even this figure is too low, and that there is at least twenty million firearms in Canada. The UN reported that Canada ranks
- [The Folly of Gun Control](https://cssa-cila.org/the-folly-of-gun-control/) - by John Thompson, the Mackenzie Institute Download PDF In one of the many episodes of the popular TV show ‘The Simpsons’, the town of Springfield is menaced by an impending comet strike. Much panic ensues until the event turns out not to have been doomsday after all; whereupon a number of the citizens decide
- [Are Rifles and Shotguns the Weapon of Choice in Canadian violent crime?](https://cssa-cila.org/are-rifles-and-shotguns-the-weapon-of-choice-in-canadian-violent-crime/) - Executive Summary Much of the impetus behind Canada’s 1995 firearm law was not ‘crime control’ per se, but strategic political concerns contained within a value driven, urban-oriented social reform agenda (MacLellan 1995: 171; Mauser Nov.1997). Despite government and media claims that the Canadian public overwhelmingly supports Canada’s 1995 firearm law (Bill C-68 An Act respecting
- [Mythes De La Tragédie Du Collège Dawson](https://cssa-cila.org/mythes-de-la-tragedie-du-college-dawson/) - Mythe #1: Les armes semi-automatiques sont plus dangereuses que les autres armes à feu. Faux. Les armes à feu semi-automatiques sont populaires auprès de plusieurs détenteurs responsables d’armes à feu canadiens en raison de leur fiabilité, de leur exactitude et de leur durabilité. Il n’existe aucune différence fonctionnelle entre les carabines et les fusils de chasse semi-automatiques
- [Would Banning Firearms Reduce Murder and Suicide?](https://cssa-cila.org/would-banning-firearms-reduce-murder-and-suicide/) - A Review of International and Some Domestic Evidence in the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy, Volume 30, Number 2. Spring 2007 "Whether gun availability is viewed as a cause or as a mere coincidence, the long term macrocosmic evidence is that gun ownership spread widely throughout societies consistently correlates with stable or declining
- [10 Mythes Du Registre Des Armes d’Épaule](https://cssa-cila.org/10-mythes-du-registre-des-armes-depaule/) - Mythe #1: Le registre d’armes est un outil important pour la police qui le consulte 6 500 fois par jour. Faux. Le nombre de 6 500 visites par jour rapporté par le Registre canadien des armes à feu en direct (RCAFED) peur, comme l’indique le site Web du Ministère de la Sécurité publique en date du
- [10 Myths About The Long Gun Registry](https://cssa-cila.org/10-myths-about-the-long-gun-registry/) - Myth #1: The gun registry is a valuable tool for the police, and they access it 6,500 times per day. False. The “6,500 hits” figure for the Canadian Firearms Registry On-Line (CFRO) is misleading per the Public Safety Department’s website of May 17, 2006 (Ques. 18). Whenever police officers access the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC)
- [9 Myths Surrounding The Dawson College Tragedy](https://cssa-cila.org/myths-surrounding-the-dawson-tragedy/) - Myth #1: Semi-automatics firearms are more dangerous than other guns. False. Semi-automatic firearms are popular with many responsible Canadian gun owners because they offer reliability, accuracy, and durability. No real functional difference exists between semi-automatic rifles and shotguns commercially available today and any other type of action commercially available before 1910. The deaths that would have occurred
- [After the Gun Registry - Fraser Forum Report](https://cssa-cila.org/after-the-gun-registry-fraser-forum-report/) - By Dr. Gary Mauser The gun registry is a failure and should be scrapped. But if it is scrapped, how will we be able to keep guns out of the hands of people who shouldn’t have them? I will argue here that it makes more sense to create a registry of people who should not
- [If I Had A Billion Dollars Canadian Gun Owners And Non-Compliance With The Licensing Provisions Of The Firearms Act (Bill C-68)](https://cssa-cila.org/if-i-had-a-billion-dollars-canadian-gun-owners-and-non-compliance-with-the-licensing-provisions-of-the-firearms-act-bill-c-68/) - Executive Summary Download the Full Report (PDF) Surveys of the Canadian population suggest that gun ownership ranges between 17 per cent and 34 per cent of all households. It is recognised, however, that telephone surveys of gun ownership are not particularly reliable and that, for a variety of reasons, these surveys measure only the number
- [Lies, Damned Lies, And The Canadian Firearms Centre: Response to CFC Brochure](https://cssa-cila.org/lies-damned-lies-and-the-canadian-firearms-centre-response-to-cfc-brochure/) - "Propaganda does not deceive people, it merely helps them to deceive themselves." - Eric Hoffer, US Philosopher, 1955. In the last week of September 2000, the Canadian Firearms Centre mailed to millions of Canadian households a multi-page brochure entitled Important Information for all Canadians about responsible firearm ownership. It is a masterful piece of propaganda
- [A Brief History of Gun Control in Canada, 1867 to 1945](https://cssa-cila.org/a-brief-history-of-gun-control-in-canada-1867-to-1945/) - Bill C-68's enormous cost overruns continue to generate intense controversy over the rationale and efficacy of Canada's firearm controls. But conflict in Canada over regulating firearms is nothing new. It has occurred many times since Confederation. In the first of two articles, I will provide a brief history of the federal government's efforts to regulate
- [For Their Own Good - Firearm Control In Canada 1867-1977](https://cssa-cila.org/for-their-own-good-firearm-control-in-canada-1867-1977/) - A detailed and well-researched examination of the history of "gun control" in Canada. Download Part I - Firearm Control In Canada 1867-1945 Download Part II - Firearm Control In Canada 1946-1977
- [Trouble in Paradise: Small Arms in the Pacific: A Brief Critique](https://cssa-cila.org/trouble-in-paradise-small-arms-in-the-pacific-a-brief-critique/) - This paper provides a brief review of a 2003 study by Alpers and Twyford in which they claim that the availability of civilian firearms contributes to criminal violence in the Pacific region. The authors admit that they could not collect any information on illegal or smuggled firearms, but instead they chose to focus on firearms
- [Long Guns and Family Violence Report](https://cssa-cila.org/long-guns-and-family-violence-report/) - Library of Parliament Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A9 19 June 2006 Mr. Garry Breitkreuz, M.P. Room 685 Confederation Building House of Commons Ottawa Dear Mr. Breitkreuz: In response to your request of 14 June 2006 concerning statistics on spousal homicides by type of weapon since 1995, I am pleased to provide you with two tables prepared
- [How Many Handguns Are There?](https://cssa-cila.org/how-many-handguns-are-there/) - The RCMP's 1994 Annual Firearms Report stated that in 1994 ". . . there are more than 1.2 million restricted weapons registered in Canada. Of these, 950,000 handguns are registered to about 560,000 private individuals." In the 1997 Annual Firearms Report, the RCMP indicated that there were 992,963 restricted firearms registered to private individuals. Another
- [Legal Firearm Ownership In Ontario: Map](https://cssa-cila.org/legal-firearm-ownership-in-ontario-map/) - Map showing distribution of households with licenced firearms, with totals by type (restricted, non-restricted, etc.). (PDF) 86 kB. Data Source: Ontario CFO, CFC, 2004.
- [Court Orders Can't Stop Criminals From Getting Illegal Guns](https://cssa-cila.org/court-orders-cant-stop-criminals-from-getting-illegal-guns/) - On November 11th, 2019, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Police Minister Stuart Nash announced they would introduce legislation to create Firearm Prohibition Orders (FPOs).[i] Their rationale? Firearm Prohibition Orders will prevent criminals from possessing firearms after they’ve been prohibited from doing so by the courts. “FPOs are aimed at those who
- [OPEN LETTER to Members of the Media and to all those running for Elected Office](https://cssa-cila.org/open-letter-to-members-of-the-media-and-to-all-those-running-for-elected-office/) - The CSSA is compelled to write this open letter to all of you because your lack of firearms knowledge is so bad you’re embarrassing yourselves. The following facts are presented for your edification. The “AR” in “AR-15” rifle does NOT stand for “assault rifle” or “automatic rifle.” It stands for ArmaLite Rifle, after the company
- [The Unintended Consequences of Trudeau's Promised Gun Bans](https://cssa-cila.org/the-unintended-consequences-of-trudeaus-promised-gun-bans/) - In his efforts to pander to “progressive” voters in the Toronto region, Justin Trudeau promised to ban 250,000 rifles. There are only 75,000 AR-15 target rifles registered with the RCMP. So the obvious question for owners of “Non-Restricted” firearms is this: “How many of my guns is Trudeau going to confiscate?” “Gun control” advocates have
- [If Re-elected, Will Trudeau Cripple Hunting and the Target Sports in Canada?](https://cssa-cila.org/if-re-elected-will-trudeau-cripple-hunting-and-the-target-sports-in-canada/) - The short answer is, yes, he probably will. Why? Because our feminist-in-chief hates being out-virtue-signalled by anyone, especially a woman. One look at New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden’s list of banned firearmsi should terrify you. No, not because of all the AR-15 variants listed, but because of all the lever, pump and bolt action
- [After Trudeau’s Gun Ban: A Primer for Unwitting and Uninformed Advocates](https://cssa-cila.org/after-trudeaus-gun-ban-a-primer-for-unwitting-and-uninformed-advocates/) - Unintended Consequences, Part 2 A shocking number of Canadians believe guns should be banned from licensed owners. They mistakenly believe taking guns away from honest, RCMP-vetted citizens will magically stop criminals and the gang violence that the evil shower upon our communities. Let’s assume, for the sake of this commentary, such an approach could
- [What's coming down the pipe? A Look into CSSA’s Crystal Ball](https://cssa-cila.org/whats-coming-down-the-pipe-a-look-into-cssas-crystal-ball/) - by Tony Bernardo CSSA Executive Director Many (many!) firearm owners have called and written since the election asking, “What will happen next?” Here’s what we know so far, and what we foresee in the near future. Bill C-71 will be implemented, in full, probably by the new year. This will do several things – none
- [ELECTION 2019: A Very Busy Campaign!](https://cssa-cila.org/election-2019-a-very-busy-campaign/) - For the CSSA, our Election 2019 efforts were tightly focused on one thing – getting the firearms community out to vote. At last year’s SHOT Show in Las Vegas, we met with Keith and Paul Beasley (Canada in the Rough – Canada's BEST outdoors show!) and discussed how to leverage our partnership to reach
- [Trudeau’s “Clear Mandate” for Cities to  Ban Guns?](https://cssa-cila.org/trudeaus-clear-mandate-for-cities-to-ban-guns/) - Unintended Consequences, Part 3 Justin Trudeau claims he has a “clear mandate” to move forward with his plan to ban guns after losing over a million votes and his previous majority government. “You are sending our Liberal team back to work; back to Ottawa with a clear mandate. We will get guns off our streets...”[i]
- [New Zealand Police Beg Criminals to Hand in Their Guns](https://cssa-cila.org/new-zealand-police-beg-criminals-to-hand-in-their-guns/) - In their effort to take guns out of the hands of gangs and organized crime organizations, New Zealand police have implemented a unique new program to ensure compliance with the nation’s latest gun ban. They’re saying, “Please.” Gang and organized crime leaders have shown little interest in handing in their guns which, oddly, perplexes
- [Is Pizza Really the Solution to Gang Violence?](https://cssa-cila.org/is-pizza-really-the-solution-to-gang-violence/) - Last week, we discussed – some say ridiculed – the New Zealand police for begging criminals to comply with the law. We thought this was a one-time aberration from the New Zealand’s Commissioner of Police and he would get back to doing his job – arresting criminals and putting them behind bars. We were
- [Ian Thomson Court Decision](https://cssa-cila.org/ian-thomson-court-decision/) - The full text of the legal decision in Ian Thomson's acquittal for "improper storage" of firearms when he used a gun to defend his life. From Lorne Gunter's column on this decision: Ian Thomson's acquittal is nothing more than common sense All Canadians should be relieved that Ian Thomson of Port Colborne, Ont. was acquitted
- [Legal Storage and Transport](https://cssa-cila.org/legal-storage-and-transport/) - Issues covered in this advisory: Loose Bullets Lead To Confiscation Of All Firearms, Ammunition, F.A.C.s Transport Your Ammunition Safely No Grand Fathering Of Prohibited Magazines Hunters beware! Loose Bullets Lead To Confiscation Of All Firearms, Ammunition, FACs Recently a hunter was stopped by police for a traffic violation. As he reached into his glove
- [Bail Orders](https://cssa-cila.org/bail-orders/) - A bail order that requires you to not possess firearms, explosives, or ammunition usually gives a reasonable time to dispose of the items. The items do not have to be surrendered to the police unless the order specifically says so. When you place the items into storage of a person who is legally entitled to
- [Firearm Acquisition Certificate Refusal Remedies](https://cssa-cila.org/firearm-acquisition-certificate-refusal-remedies/) - If you have applied for a FAC and been refused you have thirty days to require a hearing before a judge of the Provincial Court to review the decision of the local firearms officer. At the hearing, which is a reference, the standard rules of evidence are relaxed. The purpose of the hearing is to
- [Firearm Prohibition Orders](https://cssa-cila.org/firearm-prohibition-orders/) - Under the Criminal Code a police officer can apply to have you prohibited from owning or possessing firearms, ammunition or explosives for up to 5 years. This can be applied for independently of any criminal charge or civil incident of spousal abuse. This is usually initiated where the police have received a complaint of imminent
- [Who's that knocking at my door? (What to do if the Police Come Calling)](https://cssa-cila.org/whos-that-knocking-at-my-door-what-to-do-if-the-police-come-calling/) - Topics covered in this advisory: How The Police Handle A Gun Call Your Right To Silence How The Police Handle A Gun Call The following is a typical scenario of how the police handle a gun call. This type of action has been used by several police forces and has been used for matters
- [Gun Loss Advisory](https://cssa-cila.org/gun-loss-advisory/) - The following issues are addressed in this advisory: Technical Non-Compliance Of Restricted Weapon Registered Address Keeping Your Gun Ownership Rights Alive! The Future Seizures Of Handguns Liability Of Verifiers TECHNICAL NON-COMPLIANCE OF RESTRICTED WEAPON REGISTERED ADDRESS Technical non-compliance of restricted weapon registered address can lead to criminal conviction!! Police have begun to compare the addresses
- [Do The Police Need A Warrant To Search For My Firearms?](https://cssa-cila.org/do-the-police-need-a-warrant-to-search-for-my-firearms/) - Do The Police Need A Warrant To Search For My Firearms? Generally, the answer is yes. The police require a warrant to search your home, place of business or vehicle. The warrant must state the time, date, place to be searched and the purpose of the search. The warrant must be shown before entry. Always
- [Firearm Inspections](https://cssa-cila.org/firearm-inspections/) - The Firearms Act provides that a firearms officer may inspect any premises where there is suspicion of more than 10 guns existing. Who can do this and how can it be done? Who can enter to inspect? This is a firearms officer only (no other officers or helpers). Under C-68, firearms officers are restricted to
- [No Warrant, No Entry](https://cssa-cila.org/no-warrant-no-entry/) - The law presumes all searches and seizures to be a breach of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Section 8 which says: “Everyone has the right to be secure against unreasonable search or seizure.” Introduction Consent Searches The Routine Stop And Search Police Power To Enter General Search Warrants How C-68 Changes This Bill C-68
- [Team CSSA E-News | November 22, 2019](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-november-22-2019/)
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- [Team CSSA E-News | October 24, 2019](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-october-24-2019/)
- [CSSA Alert! |  On Monday… VOTE in Election 2019!](https://cssa-cila.org/election-2019-cssa-alert/) - On Monday… VOTE! Tomorrow, October 21st, is the Big Day. It’s the day we can save our community, our culture and our guns… But only if we vote. If you already voted by Special Ballot or in the Advance Polls last weekend, thank you! There are still a few things you can do to help
- [Team CSSA E-News | October 18, 2019](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-october-18-2019/)
- [Election 2019: If Re-elected, Will Trudeau Cripple Hunting and the Target Sports in Canada? | October 12, 2019](https://cssa-cila.org/election-2019-if-re-elected-will-trudeau-cripple-hunting-and-the-target-sports-in-canada-october-12-2019/)
- [Team CSSA E-News | October 8, 2019](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-october-8-2019/)
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- [Team CSSA E-News | August 31, 2019](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-august-31-2019/)
- [Team CSSA E-News | August 23, 2019](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-august-23-2019/)
- [Team CSSA E-News | August 16, 2019](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-august-16-2019/)
- [Team CSSA E-News | August 9, 2019](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-august-9-2019/)
- [Team CSSA E-News | August 2, 2019](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-august-1-2019/)
- [Team CSSA E-News | July 18, 2019](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-july-18-2019/)
- [Team CSSA E-News | July 12, 2019](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-july-12-2019/)
- [Team CSSA E-News | July 5, 2019](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-july-5-2019/)
- [Team CSSA E-News | June 29, 2019](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-june-29-2019/)
- [LILLEY: Trudeau's rifle ban idea won't hurt the criminals | June 17, 2019](https://cssa-cila.org/lilley-trudeaus-rifle-ban-idea-wont-hurt-the-criminals-june-17-2019/)
- [Team CSSA E-News | June 20, 2019](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-june-20-2019/)
- [Call to Action II | May 31, 2019](https://cssa-cila.org/call-to-action-ii-may-31-2019/) - We urge firearm owners to phone, write or email their elected representatives THIS WEEK to voice their opposition to the Trudeau government’s proposed AR-15 ban. Please pick up the phone. Send an email. Write a letter. This is our best opportunity to make government decision makers listen to us. An AR-15 Gun Ban is coming!
- [Team CSSA E-News | June 7, 2019](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-june-7-2019/)
- [Team CSSA E-News | May 29, 2019](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-may-29-2019/)
- [Team CSSA E-News | May 24, 2019](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-may-24-2019/)
- [UPDATE: Liberal Government’s “Sweeping Gun Ban” to Ban AR-15 Rifles | May 10, 2019](https://cssa-cila.org/update-liberal-governments-sweeping-gun-ban-to-ban-ar-15-rifles-may-10-2019/)
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- [News Release | Gun Ban Ruled Out - For Now | April 12, 2019](https://cssa-cila.org/news-release-gun-ban-ruled-out-for-now-april-12-2019/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 12, 2019 Gun Ban Ruled Out – For Now OSHAWA, ON – Crime Reduction Minister Bill Blair’s long-awaited engagement report – Reducing Violent Crime: A Dialogue on Handguns and Assault-Style Firearms – has been released and the outcome of that discourse is somewhat encouraging for Canada’s two-million-plus lawful firearm owners who
- [Team CSSA E-News | April 11, 2019](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-april-11-2019/) - '
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- [Team CSSA E-News | March 30, 2018](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-march-30-2018/) - '
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- [Team CSSA E-News | March 18, 2019](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-march-18-2019/)
- [Team CSSA E-News | March 12, 2019](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-march-12-2019/)
- [Team CSSA E-News | March 9, 2019](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-march-9-2019/)
- [Team CSSA E-News | March 5, 2019](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-march-5-2019/)
- [Team CSSA E-News | February 26, 2019](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-february-26-2019/)
- [Team CSSA E-News | February 20, 2018](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-february-20-2018/)
- [News Release | Classifications, ATTs among issues addressed at Bill C-71 committee | February 19, 2019](https://cssa-cila.org/news-releaseclassifications-atts-among-issues-addressed-at-bill-c-71-committee/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 19, 2019 Classifications, ATTs among issues addressed at Bill C-71 committee OTTAWA – Canadian Shooting Sports Association President, Steve Torino, and Executive Director, Tony Bernardo, testified before the Senate Standing Committee on National Security and Defence in a marathon session last evening that brought organizations and individuals on both sides of
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- [Team CSSA E-News - March 19, 2016 | Guns, Our Culture And Our Good People](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-march-19-2016/) - COMMENTARY – GUNS, OUR CULTURE AND OUR GOOD PEOPLE Team CSSA has been busy. We’ve been working at the Toronto Sportsmen's Show and the Chilliwack Gun Show. Last week, we were at the Atlantic Outdoor Sports and RV Show in Halifax. Next week, we’re at the massive Calgary Gun Show. These wonderful exposures to our
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- [Team CSSA E-News - February 26, 2016](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-february-26-2016/) - BILL C-230: AN EFFORT TO CLARIFY THE TERM “VARIANT” (Daniel Fritter | Calibre | February 24, 2016) Larry Miller, the Conservative MP for the riding of Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound, tabled a private member’s bill today (Bill C-230) in an effort to clarify the term “variant.” As it currently stands, although the term is without any clear definition
- [Team CSSA E-News - March 4, 2016](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-march-4-2016/) - COMMENTARY – CSSA REGIONAL DIRECTOR CARON BALL HITS ONE OUT OF THE PARK. Dispelling some myths about gun ownership in Canada (By Carl Hnatyshyn | Sarnia This Week | February 10, 2016) Lambton Sportsman’s Club’s Caron Ball has always had a fondness for target shooting, ever since she was a young girl growing up
- [Team CSSA E-News - February 19, 2016](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-february-19-2016/) - COMMENTARY: STORAGE FACILITIES FOR CIVILIAN GUNS IS ONE STUPID IDEA The Liberals continue to float their trial balloons about forcing Canadians to store all their civilian firearms in central repositories. This is arguably the stupidest idea to come our way since … well, who can even say? Let’s look at some government agencies to see
- [Team CSSA E-News - February 11, 2016](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-february-11-2016/) - COMMENTARY – COUNTING OUR BLESSINGS. IT'S NOT ALL DOOM AND GLOOM. While it is true Canadian firearm laws restrict our rights and freedoms to a greater degree than we would like, we must also remember that even under our current laws we Canadians remain somewhat free to own and use firearms. We can legally own a
- [Team CSSA E-News - February 5, 2016](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-february-5-2016/) - COMMENTARY – STRANGENESS ON THE FIREARMS FRONT Senator Céline Hervieux-Payette (L) has again taken the role of attack dog on the firearms file. While not unexpected, it is a little perplexing in relation to other events in the last few weeks. Incensed by the fact that licenses for restricted firearms (primarily handguns) have jumped more than
- [Team CSSA E-News - January 29, 2016](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-january-29-2016-2/) - COMMENTARY – THE VARIATIONS OF VARIANT OR OTHER WAYS TO MAKE YOUR BRAIN HURT It seems almost impossible in this day of modern lawmaking that the term "variant" could be mentioned 99 times in the abhorrent Firearms Act and yet remains undefined. Sadly, this is the case. For years, courts, lawyers, bureaucrats, politicians and we lowly commoners
- [Team CSSA E-News - January 14, 2016](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-january-14-2016/) - COMMENTARY – RCMP HAVE CLASSIFIED 4,030 FIREARMS AS “VARIANTS” – SO WHY IS THERE NO DEFINITIION OF ‘VARIANT’ IN CANADA’S FIREARMS LAW? By Dennis R. Young, CSSA Guest Columnist Why is the term ‘variant’ used 99 times in the Firearms Regulations but never defined in law? I’ve filed a number of Access to Information Act requests with
- [Team CSSA E-News - January 6, 2016](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-january-6-2016/) - COMMENTARY – NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS FOR GUN OWNERS The New Year is upon us and with it comes a whole host of challenges for Canadian gun owners. The recent federal election will likely mean nothing good for us or perhaps for Canadians as a whole. Aside from acknowledging (in writing) the expiry of all members of
- [Team CSSA E-News - December 24, 2015](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-december-24-2015/) - COMMENTARY – Season's Greetings and a Happy New Year! Twenty Fifteen is almost in our rear view mirror, and it's been a wild year. We've seen the passage of Bill C-42 and its complete implementation, a radical shift in Canada's political spectrum and unprecedented growth for the Canadian Shooting Sports Association (CSSA). I am very
- [Team CSSA E-News - December 18, 2015](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-december-18-2015/) - RELEASE – Team CSSA welcomes Range Burlington to the CSSA family Team CSSA is pleased to welcome Range Burlington to the CSSA fold. One of Canada's premier clubs, the Burlington Rifle and Revolver Club boasts an impressive roster of programs for shooters. “The CSSA looks forward to a long and fruitful relationship,” said Executive
- [Team CSSA E-News - December 10, 2015](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-december-10-2015/) - COMMENTARY – QUEBEC’S BILL 64, THE FIREARMS REGISTRATION ACT, WILL PENALIZE LAW-ABIDING GUN OWNERS. AGAIN. Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard claims a “consensus” on gun registration. “We must establish a gun registry. I think we are in Quebec pretty much united on this point, that firearms are not ordinary objects, they need to be registered and they
- [Team CSSA Special Report - December 10, 2015: Bring Back Gun Registry: Opp Deputy Commissioner  ](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-special-report-december-10-2015/) - BRING BACK GUN REGISTRY: OPP DEPUTY COMMISSIONER Orillia Today By Frank Matys A deputy commissioner of the OPP is applauding Quebec’s plan for a provincial firearms registry and says Ontario – or the federal government – should consider following suit. “Would I personally like to see a discussion start to take place? Absolutely I
- [Team CSSA E-News - December 3, 2015](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-december-3-2015/) - QUEBEC TO ANNOUNCE CREATION OF THE LONG-GUN REGISTRY (CBC News | December 3, 2015) Quebec had data on long-gun ownership until 2012, when Harper government abolished registry The Quebec government could table a bill as early as today, making way for the province to create its own long-gun registry. The move comes more than eight months
- [Team CSSA E-News - November 26, 2015](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-november-26-2015/) - COMMENTARY – CAN WE TRUST A GOVERNMENT THAT WILL NOT TRUST US? There are few Canadians whose hearts do not go out to the people of France. The horrors they endured in the “City of Light” have touched the free peoples of our world. Certainly, we have seen the face of evil before and, most
- [Team CSSA Special Report - December 2, 2015: How Dangerous Are Gun Owners? ](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-special-report-december-2-2015/) - HOW DANGEROUS ARE GUN OWNERS? by Dr. Gary A. Mauser Professor Emeritus Simon Fraser University Are you a threat to public safety? The police think you are. Every night, the police check all licensed firearms owners. As if that was not enough, the RCMP encourages officers to check before attending a call to see
- [Team CSSA News Release - November 23, 2015: CSSA Welcomes Former MP Garry Breitkreuz to CSSA Board of Directors](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-news-release-november-23-2015/) - THE CANADIAN SHOOTING SPORTS ASSOCIATION WELCOMES FORMER MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT GARRY BREITKREUZ TO THE CSSA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Etobicoke, ON – “They can lie louder, but I can tell the truth longer.” Those famous words were spoken in the House of Commons by Garry Breitkreuz during his tenure as the Member of Parliament for Yorkton-Melville, Saskatchewan.
- [Team CSSA E-News - November 12, 2015](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-november-12-2015/) - GUEST COMMENTARY: OUR COMMUNITY – THE COMING FIGHT AND DEADBEAT GUN CLUBS by Garry Breitkreuz Firearms are common in virtually every aspect of Canadian life, and they are owned and enjoyed by Canadians from every walk of life. We include politicians, lawyers, homemakers, hunters, farmers, teachers, professors, students, judges and professionals of every stripe. The list
- [Team CSSA Communique - Beowulf Magazines - November 18, 2015](https://cssa-cila.org/cssa-communique-beowulf-magazines/) - Despite some recent social media surrounding Beowulf magazines, the CSSA is confirming that there has been NO BAN on the sale of these magazines in Canada by either the R.C.M.P. or the Minister of Public Safety at this time. All 50 Beowulf firearms FRT numbers remain listed as legal with a five-round capacity, and retailers should
- [Team CSSA E-News - November 19, 2015](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-november-19-2015/) - GUEST COMMENTARY – THE MOUNTIES KICKED IN HOW MANY DOORS IN HIGH RIVER? Were there 754 forced entries or 2,010? Cost to taxpayers so far: $2.3 million! By Dennis R. Young | November 16, 2015 On September 5, 2013, Wildrose MLA Danielle Smith held a Town Hall in High River, Alberta to shed some
- [Team CSSA E-News - November 6, 2015](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-november-6-2015/) - COMMENTARY — Canadians finally know who is in newly elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Cabinet. While many of his ministers are new to the job, some long-serving veterans have returned to Cabinet portfolios. The Hon. Ralph Goodale, M.P. for Regina-Wascana, Saskatchewan, the newly appointed Minister for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, is one of those. First
- [Team CSSA E-News - October 29, 2015](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-october-29-2015/) - COMMENTARY — THE INSANITY OF POLITICAL CORRECTNESS AS ONTARIO HIGH SCHOOL SUSPENDS BOY FOR PARTICIPATING IN CAREER DAY Grade 10 student, Brysen Evans, had his photo taken with Canadian Armed Forces members and their gear when they visited his high school in Hamilton, Ontario, for Career Day this past September. As a young Canadian proud
- [Team CSSA Special Report - October 24, 2015: RCMP Tests Waters On New Round Of Firearm Prohibitions](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-special-report-october-24-2015/) - THE RCMP TEST THE WATERS ON THE FIRST NEW ROUND OF FIREARM PROHIBITIONS. October 24, 2015 – As reported by CSSA in the last several months, the RCMP has been eager to impose new prohibitions on semi-automatic rifles at the earliest opportunity. Little known to most firearm owners, an unsuccessful attempt was made by
- [Team CSSA E-News - October 22, 2015](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-october-22-2015/) - COMMENTARY — A PRIME MINISTER FOR ALL CANADIANS “Justin Trudeau has promised to end a decade of divisive politics, vowing to unite Canadians and embrace diversity. "I will be the prime minister of all Canadians," he told a crowded rally in Montreal after winning a historic Liberal majority government.” - CBC News. Last Monday, the Liberal Party
- [Team CSSA Special Report - October 17, 2015: Guest Election Commentary by Dr. Judith Ross  ](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-special-report-october-17-2015/) - GUEST ELECTION COMMENTARY – DR. JUDITH ROSS This looks as though it could be a very close election. Every vote will count. In the last election, one riding was won by just 18 votes so don’t think that your vote or the votes that you can bring to the polls are not important. Yes,
- [Team CSSA Special Report - October 16, 2015: Montreal Massacre Lobby Group Backs Liberals For Gun Safety Promises ](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-special-report-october-16-2015/) - MONTREAL MASSACRE LOBBY GROUP BACKS LIBERALS FOR GUN SAFETY PROMISES The Liberal promises include repeal of changes to the Criminal Code to allow prohibited weapons to be freely transported without a permit, reinstatement of a requirement that gun buyers must show a licence when they acquire a firearm and require firearm vendors to keep records
- [Team CSSA E-News - October 15, 2015](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-october-15-2015/) - COMMENTARY — YOUR VOTE: NEVER MORE IMPORTANT THAN ON OCTOBER 19 If you own a firearm, if you hunt, if you target shoot or collect firearms, it is critical that you vote on Monday, October 19th. For gun owners, sitting out this election is NOT an option. Both the NDP and the Liberals are committed to
- [Team CSSA E-News - October 8, 2015](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-october-8-2015/) - COMMENTARY — LIBERAL LIES ABOUT GUNS, PART 75 In case you didn't see it, the Liberal Party of Canada under Justin Trudeau finally released its party’s position on firearms. Predictably, we had a few emails sent our way stating that despite the policy document, “the Liberals wouldn't actually do that," as well as the standard "don't
- [Team CSSA Special Report - October 5, 2015: Liberal Party Releases Its Policy Platform  ](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-special-report-october-5-2015/) - LIBERAL PARTY RELEASES ITS POLICY PLATFORM If you think the federal Liberals have changed their spots, you might want to read this. This is what the Liberal Party's newly released 2015 election policy document says about gun control and its intention to attack the two million (plus) lawful Canadians who own firearms. ________________________ LIBERAL FIREARMS POLICY We will
- [Team CSSA E-News - October 1, 2015](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-october-1-2015/) - COMMENTARY — GUNS HAVE TWO ENEMIES: RUST AND POLITICIANS You need to become involved. Here's what can you do to help! We know you have heard this before, and you will continue hearing it from us. Unless we are part of the political process, we will be the victims of it. This election will be a
- [Team CSSA E-News - September 28, 2015](https://cssa-cila.org/cssa-e-news-september-28-2015/) - GUEST COMMENTARY — FIP: A POLICE DATABASE CANADIANS CAN'T ACCESS OR CORRECT (By Dennis R. Young | September 26, 2015) F.I.P. stands for the Firearms Interest Police. If you have never heard of this before, it shouldn't come as any surprise. On November 3, 1999, Garry Breitkreuz, MP for Yorkton-Melville, released a Library of Parliament research
- [Team CSSA E-News - September 17, 2015](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-september-17-2015/) - COMMENTARY - GUNS AND GREENS Many gun owners wonder about “the big three” and ask if there is a place for gun owners in the Green Party. That’s a two-step question best answered by both Green Party policy and party leader Elizabeth May. First, the new Green Party policy says this. Green Party MPs will:
- [Team CSSA E-News - September 11, 2015](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-september-11-2015/) - COMMENTARY – M.P. GARRY BREITKREUZ, AKA “THE GUN GUY” RETIRING So how does one pay tribute to the retiring federal Member of Parliament who played a pivotal role in not only ridding Canadians of the hated long-gun registry, and through it all, championed the rights of law-abiding gun owners across the country for over two decades?
- [Team CSSA E-News - August 30, 2015](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-august-30-2015/) - COMMENTARY – ELECTION REALITIES Firearm owners have become complacent. After many years of respect shown to our community by the Harper government, we have begun to believe that firearms ownership in Canada is safe. It is not. Not even close. The antis are working on several fronts: at the United Nations, in municipalities and, of course, within
- [Team CSSA E-News - August 21, 2015](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-august-21-2015/) - COMMENTARY – JUSTIN TRUDEAU IS BOTH FOR AND AGAINST THE GUN REGISTRY When speaking to English Canada, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau is very clear. He’s against the gun registry. Except that he voted to keep it and would, to use his own words, “vote once again to keep the long-gun registry.” Curiously, in Quebec he’s totally for the
- [Team CSSA E-News - August 14, 2015](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-august-14-2015/) - COMMENTARY – THOMAS MULCAIR WANTS YOUR GUNS With the federal election now underway, NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair is making a big deal of how his party promises it will not re-institute a long-gun registry. The trouble is that every time Mr. Mulcair makes this statement, he is not telling the truth. How can we accuse Thomas Mulcair
- [Team CSSA E-News - August 10, 2015](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-august-10-2015/) - COMMENTARY – We at the CSSA have no axe to grind with politicians, but we believe in providing accurate reporting regarding firearms issues. In that spirit, let's quote some political verbiage regarding firearms ownership in Canada. We'll let our readers form their own thoughts. NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair: "I have nothing against seeing honest farmers and
- [Team CSSA Special Report - August 1, 2015: UN Firearms Marking System deferred to June 1, 2017](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-special-report-august-1-2015/) - CANADIAN SHOOTING SPORTS ASSOCIATION / CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR LEGISLATIVE ACTION UN Firearms Marking System deferred to June 1, 2017 SOR/2015-195 July 16, 2015 FIREARMS ACT Regulations Amending the Firearms Marking Regulations P.C. 2015-1085 July 16, 2015 Whereas the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness is of
- [Team CSSA E-News - July 23, 2015](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-july-23-2015/) - COMMENTARY – MAKING SENSE OF POLITICAL DONATIONS FOR THE UPCOMING FEDERAL ELECTION If you’re involved in even the smallest way politically, you’ve received emails from your political party soliciting donations. It’s inevitable, like death and taxes, but what does it mean when a political party claims that donating money to them doesn’t cost you bucks? The answer
- [Team CSSA E-News - July 31, 2015](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-july-31-2015/) - COMMENTARY – It is the job of the CSSA to provide advice to our membership regarding the Canadian political climate and firearms ownership. What we are not doing, however, is telling you “how to vote.” If health care or transportation is your issue, vote for the party that floats your boat. We know many of you
- [Team CSSA Special Report - July 31, 2015: Government of Canada lifts ban on CZ-858 and Swiss Arms rifles.](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-special-report-july-31-2015/) - Government of Canada lifts ban on CZ-858 and Swiss Arms rifles. Minister of Public Safety Steven Blaney has made good on his promise to de-prohibit the CZ-858 and Swiss Arms series of rifles. After many years of being sold in Canada as non-restricted firearms the RCMP suddenly changed the FRT category of the
- [Special Bulletin to CSSA Members - July 31, 2015: Harper Government announces Common Sense Firearms Licencing Act provisions coming into force](https://cssa-cila.org/special-bulletin-to-cssa-members/) - Harper Government announces new provisions of the Common Sense Firearms Licencing Act are coming into force July 31, 2015 Ottawa, Ontario Public Safety Canada Today, Canada’s Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, the Honourable Steven Blaney, announced the coming into force of two additional provisions under the Common Sense Firearms Licensing Act.
- [Team CSSA E-News - July 17, 2015](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-july-17-2015/) - COMMENTARY – PAN-AM GAMES: GOLD, GOLD AND MORE GOLD! Apparently Canadian women shoot really well – especially the ones from Alberta. They are proving it at the Pan-Am Games. Amanda Chudoba won the gold medal in women’s trap shooting on Monday, July 13, and earned an automatic berth to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de
- [Special Bulletin to Alberta CSSA Members](https://cssa-cila.org/2nd-year-anniversary-of-the-flood-got-trust/) - Second Year Anniversary of the Flood - Got Trust? Sunday July 19, 2015 Town Hall in High River, AB Little Bow Park - 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Speakers: John CARPAY, Rick HEMMINGSON, Lorne GUNTER, and Dennis YOUNG. Property Rights, Civil Rights, Fed/Prov Policies, and more … Q&A forum.
- [Team CSSA E-News - July 2, 2015](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-july-2-2015/) - COMMENTARY – The Beasley Brothers are the real deal Many Canadians know the Beasley Brothers, creators of the television show Canada in the Rough, as decent, hardworking farm boys from Ontario. What many don't know is this: while their show is aired in 27 countries overseas and nationally in the United States, these home-grown Canadian
- [Team CSSA E-News - June 26, 2015](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-june-26-2015/) - COMMENTARY – WHACK-A-MOLE: THE RCMP RAMPS UP THE GAME Just when you thought it couldn't get any crazier, the RCMP has ramped up its game of doing anything it can to discredit the Harper government. Last Thursday, after the welcomed announcement of the Royal Assent of Bill C-42 – the Common Sense Firearms Licensing Act –
- [Team CSSA E-News - May 7, 2015](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-may-7-2015/) - COMMENTARY – IT'S TIME TO PROTECT LEGAL SHOOTING ACTIVITIES Recently, a foolish anti-hunting protester in Australia was injured after wading into the water in front of duck hunters in the middle of an active hunt. Curiously, despite the Darwinian nature of the incident, it made international news. Along with a large number of fellow anti-duck hunting protestors,
- [Team CSSA Media Release - June 18, 2015: Bill C-42 is granted Royal Assent](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-media-release-june-18-2015-bill-c-42-is-granted-royal-assent/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The "Common Sense Firearms Licensing Act" is now the Law of the Land The Harper government's legislation to rid Canada of some bureaucratic burdens inherent in the Firearms Act is a welcome step in the right direction for responsible firearms owners. The Canadian Shooting Sports Association (CSSA) has been working with
- [Team CSSA Special Report - June 3, 2015: Leaked From Parliament Hill:  A Liberal Senator Speaks Out About Hill Security](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-special-report-june-3-2015/) - LEAKED FROM PARLIAMENT HILL: A LIBERAL SENATOR SPEAKS OUT ABOUT HILL SECURITY The letter below was written by a Liberal Senator about the new security measures on Parliament Hill. Ottawa, Friday, May 29, 2015 The Hon. Andrew Scheer Speaker of the House of Commons House of Commons Centre Block, Room 328-N Ottawa, Ontario K1A
- [Team CSSA E-News - June 19, 2015](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-june-19-2015/) - ** Please share this with your friends ** Unsubscribe COMMENTARY - RCMP CLAIMS POWER TO DECIDE WHEN C-42 LAWS COME INTO FORCE (Excerpt from Bill C-42) COMING INTO FORCE (1) Subsections 4(4), (7) and (8) and section 37 come into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council. (2) Subection 2(1),
- [News Release - Parliamentary Day at the Range 2015 - June 2, 2015](https://cssa-cila.org/special-report-parliamentary-day-at-the-range-2015-june-2-2015/) - Bob Zimmer, M.P., Prince George-Peace River FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Parliamentarians Take Part in 4th Annual Parliamentary Outdoors Caucus Shooting Day at the Range OTTAWA – Parliamentarians from all federal parties took part in the 4th Annual Parliamentary Outdoors Caucus Shooting Day at the Range today, an annual event hosted by Tony Bernardo and the Canadian Shooting Sports Association, Phil
- [Team CSSA E-News - June 6, 2015](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-june-6-2015/) - Team CSSA E-NEWS – June 6, 2015 ** Please share this with your friends ** Unsubscribe COMMENTARY – CANADIAN SHOOTING SPORTS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Annual General Meeting of the CSSA on Saturday, May 30, 2015, was everything we anticipated it would be: uneventful, sedate, quick, yet filled with information about what we’ve accomplished in the
- [Federal Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney’s address to the CSSA AGM, May 30, 2015](https://cssa-cila.org/federal-public-safety-minister-steven-blaneys-address-to-the-canadian-shooting-sports-association-annual-general-meeting-may-30-2015/) - Watch the full video here.
- [Team CSSA E-NEWS – February 26, 2015](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-february-26-2015/) - COMMENTARY – More Protection For Sport Shooters And Hunters In Breitkreuz’s Private Members’ Bill CSSA "Stick To Your Guns" Dinner – April 3, 2015 – Calgary, Alberta Guns – Knives – Militaria – Antiques Show And Sale – March 7 And 8, 2015 – Chilliwack, British Columbia Gun Show – Sunday, March 1, 2015 – Markham, Ontario Number Of Violent Crimes Involving Guns Exaggerated By An Over-Inclusive Definition Of Gun Crime RCMP Complaints Commission’s High River Report A Lesson For Police & Communities – How Not To Act In An Emergency Canada In The Rough – British Columbia Fly In Moose Minister Blaney Are You Listening? Defence Research And Development Canada | News | The Evolution Of The Smart Gun 10 Years In Prison For Owning This 250-Year-Old Flintlock Gun? Ministry: Doctors May Get Access To Gun Registry
- [Team CSSA E-NEWS – March 5, 2015](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-march-5-2015/) - COMMENTARY – The Misleading Commissioner Of Firearms Report – 2013 CSSA "Stick To Your Guns" Dinner – April 3, 2015 – Calgary, Alberta CSSA Annual General Meeting - May 30, 2015 - Ottawa Convention Centre. Great Speakers And Seminars, Special Guests, “Stick To Your Guns” Dinner Mother Of Dead Teen Sues Ex For Improperly Stored Rifle Gun Show – Sunday, March 8, 2015 – Pickering, Ontario. Saskatoon Mayor Don Atchison Ponders Gun Amnesty To Cut Down On Shootings. Idea Follows A Series Of Recent Shootings In The City Guns – Knives – Militaria – Antiques Show And Sale – March 7 And 8, 2015 – Chilliwack, British Columbia A Message From The Candidate For The Wildrose Party In Strathmore-Brooks, Alberta – Derek Fildebrandt Canada In The Rough – Ontario Wilderness Black Bears Wayne Lapierre: “Universal Background Checks” Mean Gun Registration, Gun Bans And Confiscation A Look At Cartridges Suitable For Big-Game Hunting
- [Team CSSA E-NEWS – March 19, 2015](https://cssa-cila.org/408-2/) - COMMENTARY – The Misleading Commissioner Of Firearms Report – 2013 CSSA "Stick To Your Guns" Dinner – April 3, 2015 – Calgary, Alberta CSSA Annual General Meeting - May 30, 2015 - Ottawa Convention Centre. Great Speakers And Seminars, Special Guests, “Stick To Your Guns” Dinner Mother Of Dead Teen Sues Ex For Improperly Stored Rifle Gun Show – Sunday, March 8, 2015 – Pickering, Ontario. Saskatoon Mayor Don Atchison Ponders Gun Amnesty To Cut Down On Shootings. Idea Follows A Series Of Recent Shootings In The City Guns – Knives – Militaria – Antiques Show And Sale – March 7 And 8, 2015 – Chilliwack, British Columbia A Message From The Candidate For The Wildrose Party In Strathmore-Brooks, Alberta – Derek Fildebrandt Canada In The Rough – Ontario Wilderness Black Bears Wayne Lapierre: “Universal Background Checks” Mean Gun Registration, Gun Bans And Confiscation A Look At Cartridges Suitable For Big-Game Hunting
- [Commentary: The Long-Awaited RCMP High River Report Has Been Released.](https://cssa-cila.org/the-long-awaited-rcmp-high-river-report-has-been-released/) - For those of you just joining the show, this report is the culmination of over 18 months of investigative work performed by the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), an allegedly independent government agency. In June 2013, the Town of High River, Alberta, experienced catastrophic flooding after experiencing heavy
- [TEAM CSSA MEDIA RELEASE - July 23, 2014: Harper government introduces firearms bill to cut red tape](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-media-release-july-23-2014-harper-government-introduces-firearms-bill-to-cut-red-tape/) - Powassan ON – The Canadian Shooting Sports Association (CSSA) is pleased to support the Harper government's introduction of new laws that are both fair to firearms owners and safe for all Canadians. The CSSA is committed to promoting heritage shooting activities and maintaining public safety across Canada. Our association has consulted with Public Safety Minister
- [Chair-Initiated Complaint and Public Interest Investigation into the RCMP’s Response to the 2013 Flood in High River, Alberta](https://cssa-cila.org/chair-initiated-complaint-and-public-interest-investigation-into-the-rcmps-response-to-the-2013-flood-in-high-river-alberta/) - ...However, as the crisis wore on, the conduct of RCMP members was questioned, as residents were informed that during the evacuation, their homes were forcibly entered, and in some cases windows were broken, doors were kicked in and firearms were taken. The full text can be read on Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the
- [COMMENTARY: Proposed Act Attracts Kudos For Minister Blaney](https://cssa-cila.org/commentary-proposed-act-attracts-kudos-for-minister-blaney/) - Reaction to the proposed Common Sense Firearms Licensing Act has been mixed, but mostly very positive. Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney's July 23 announcement has landed in the middle of criticism emanating from both pro-gun and anti-gun extremists, which means it is probably very close to where the Harper government wants it to be. According to social
- [Brant Scott (1952-2014)](https://cssa-cila.org/brant-scott-1952-2014/) - SCOTT, Brant (Barney) (1952- 2014) It is with profound sadness that we must announce the sudden and unexpected passing of the unique and irrepressible Brant Scott on September 16, 2014. Brant was the truly devoted husband of his beloved and best friend, Susan (Presley) and the loving and immensely proud father of Graham (23) and Mary
- [TEAM CSSA Special Report: Several years of hard work have come to fruition -- Harper Government announces common sense firearms measures for law-abiding firearms owners](https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-special-report-several-years-of-hard-work-have-come-to-fruition-harper-government-announces-common-sense-firearms-measures-for-law-abiding-firearms-owners/) - We at the CSSA would like to thank our members for their support and participation in the challenge of the arbitrary ATT provisions imposed by the Ontario CFO under section 58(1.)

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## Products

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- [5.11 Tactical Range Qualifier Bag](https://cssa-cila.org/product/5-11-tactical-range-qualifier-bag/) - The Range Qualifier™ Bag is a quick and compact tote designed to transport your firearm and ammunition to and from the gun range.
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- [5.11 Tactical Range Ready Bag](https://cssa-cila.org/product/5-11-tactical-range-ready-bag/) - Built with specific input from range instructors and professional shooters, the Range Ready Bag from 5.11 Tactical is engineered to be the best range bag on the market, and stores everything you need for a day at the range.
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- [Ball Cap - Orange](https://cssa-cila.org/product/ball-cap-orange/) - Orange, 100% cotton cap. Adjustable metal buckle with CSSA logo. Canadian Shooting Sports Association written in black, discretely on the rim of the visor.Great for when you are out hunting in your blaze orange. Postage included.
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- [Logo Trucker Hat](https://cssa-cila.org/product/logo-trucker-hat/) - Trucker-style hat with our logo embroidered on a patch on the front. Features: Net covering the back and sides. And a plastic buckle back like a snapback so that the size can be adjusted Shipping included.
- [Ball Cap - Black](https://cssa-cila.org/product/ball-cap-black/) - Black cotton cap with CSSA logo and adjustable metal sizing buckle. Retro CSSA logo embossed on the buckle. Shipping included.
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- [Range Warning Sign](https://cssa-cila.org/product/range-warning-sign/) - Corrugated plastic range sign - "Danger Shooting Range, No Entry"Size: 40 cm x 30 cm (16 in x 12 in)CSSA Clubs: call for special pricing
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## Services

- [CSSA Shooting Rangers Junior Program](https://cssa-cila.org/services/cssa-shooting-rangers-junior-program/) - CSSA Shooting Rangers Junior Program Overview CSSA TARGET is an informal handgun and rifle bullseye target competition whose aim is to promote the sport of target shooting in a safe, fun and friendly atmosphere. Competition Timeline and Submission Rules The informal competition’s “shooting year” is November 1st to October 31st annually, and you may shoot
- [Club Level Safety Instructor Course](https://cssa-cila.org/services/club-level-safety-instructor-course/) - Become a certified safety instructor for clubs. Course Overview This course prepares candidates to begin training other club members under the supervision of the Club Safety Officer. The CLSI course trains and certifies new Club Level Instructors on how to instruct and deliver CSSA club level safety course material. Key Learning Points - Review of
- [ CSSA CLAS-H](https://cssa-cila.org/services/cssa-clas-h/) - Gain precision in action shooting with CLAS-H fundamentals. CSSA CLAS-H Overview Club Level Action Shooting – Handgun, aka CLAS-H, is a dynamic, scenario-based, action shooting discipline in which shooters can hone their accuracy and mental acuity through practice. CLAS-H is designed to be a safe, fun, non-competitive, action shooting program at the club level. The
- [Women Shooting](https://cssa-cila.org/services/women-shooting/) - Empowering women in shooting sports with tailored programs. CSSA’s Women's Shooting Program increases in popularity year after year because of the many benefits it provides participants. You’ll learn and improve your shooting skills in a safe, supportive environment. You’ll discover a camaraderie that only comes from a community of women dedicated to mastering the comfort
- [Police Pistol Combat Range Officer](https://cssa-cila.org/services/police-pistol-combat-range-officer/) - Become a PPC Range Officer. Ensure safety, uphold rules, and represent the sport. Requires RPAL, CSSA membership, and 1 year of PPC shooting experience.
- [Police Pistol Combat Instructor](https://cssa-cila.org/services/police-pistol-combat-instructor/) - Lead in firearms safety as a CSSA-certified PPC Instructor. Develop and impart knowledge, skills, and attitudes essential for the sport.
- [Police Pistol Combat Competitor](https://cssa-cila.org/services/police-pistol-combat-competitor/) - Master Police Pistol Combat (PPC) with CSSA's one-day course: engage in theory, live fire qualification & compete in matches. RPAL & CSSA membership required.
- [CSSA Target Adults Program](https://cssa-cila.org/services/cssa-target-adults-program/) - Hone your marksmanship with CSSA's friendly target competitions. CSSA Target Adults Program Overview CSSA Target is an informal handgun and rifle bullseye target competition whose aim is to promote the sport of target shooting in a safe, fun and friendly atmosphere. Competition Timeline and Submission Rules The informal competition’s “shooting year” is November 1st to
- [Range Safety Officer Course](https://cssa-cila.org/services/range-safety-officer-course/) - Train to oversee safe, responsible range operations. Course Description This is a one-day course designed to train candidates to conduct a safe and informal firing line for the local gun club. It is a generic program for use with sport shooters who are not in a specific discipline. It is not intended to replace any
- [Hunter Education Certificate](https://cssa-cila.org/services/hunter-education-certificate/)
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- [Individual 1-Year Membership](https://cssa-cila.org/services/regular-annual-membership/) - Annual Access: Full CSSA Benefits for Individuals
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- [CLAS-H Instructor](https://cssa-cila.org/services/clas-h-instructor/) - Educate in CLAS-H protocols as a certified instructor. Key Learning Points A one-day program for effective range safety management at the local club level. Course Outcome - Emphasizes safe, informal firing line conduct.- Aims to standardize training for Range and Line Safety Officers. Intended Outcome Enhances existing safety practices, ensuring a uniform standard across Range Officers.
- [CLAS-H Range Official](https://cssa-cila.org/services/clas-h-range-official/) - Qualify as a CLAS-H match supervisor with expert training. Course Overview Training for experienced CLAS-H Competitors to become Range Officials. Key Learning Points - Full coverage of safety infractions defined in the CLAS-H.- How to supervise CLAS-H Competitors during a match.- How to design and tailor a Course of Fire suitable for the host range.
- [CLAS-H Upgrade](https://cssa-cila.org/services/clas-h-upgrade/) - Bridge to CLAS-H from IDPA/CDP/IPSC with key insights. Course Overview This course is for current, experienced participants in IDPA, CDP, IPSC, or similar action shooting disciplines. Key Learning Points - Focuses on the differences between CLAS-H and other action shooting disciplines.- Emphasizes technical and scoring aspects unique to CLAS-H. Course Outcome Qualifies participants as CLAS-H
- [CLAS-H Competitor](https://cssa-cila.org/services/clas-h-competitor/) - Master CLAS-H discipline with advanced handgun training. Course Overview Designed for experienced handgun shooters to learn CLAS-H. Key Learning Points - Firearm safety and permitted movement.- Understanding safety violations and equipment requirements. Training Topics - ACTS and PROVE- Four firearm safety rules- Safety requirements for competitors- Safe handling of firearms and ammunition- Safety violations- Equipment
- [Fullbore Rifle](https://cssa-cila.org/services/fullbore-rifle/) - Fullbore rifle shooting has many disciplines, some requiring specialized equipment and rifles. Currently, this site needs more on this topic. If you, as a member, know about fullbore rifle shooting, then please feel free to write about it for our website.
- [Metallic Silhouette Shooting](https://cssa-cila.org/services/metallic-silhouette-shooting/) - A fundamental principle of Metallic Silhouette Shooting is the use of unmodified (factory) rifles, both in the “hunter” and the “match” classes. The targets are cut out of metal in the shape of animals and are designed to fall over when a “hit” is scored. The four targets are set up in five banks at
- [Running Target](https://cssa-cila.org/services/running-target/) - Running Target involves a bulls-eye target moving at various speeds and being shot from a standing position. The 50-metre outdoor match is shot with a .22 calibre rifle, and the 10-metre indoor match is shot with a .177 calibre air rifle.
- [Air Rifle](https://cssa-cila.org/services/air-rifle/) - This increasingly popular event allows any .177 (4.5 mm) air/gas rifle under 5.5 Kg. The target is shot at 10 metres, and the “10” is a pinpoint. All firing is done from the standing position. Most people are surprised to find that good-quality air rifles are the most accurate firearms.
- [Sport Rifle Shooting](https://cssa-cila.org/services/sport-rifle-shooting/) - The Sport Rifle is used by women in world-class events in three positions. Sport Rifle is similar to the Free Rifle but is lighter.
- [Free Rifle](https://cssa-cila.org/services/free-rifle/) - Shot in 3 positions (prone, standing, kneeling), this 120-shot match is fired with an elaborate .22 calibre rifle and many accessories. Like the English Match, a heavy rifle with a light trigger is most common.
- [English Match](https://cssa-cila.org/services/english-match/) - This event is shot in the prone position only. Almost any .22 rifle is permitted; most shooters use a specially designed match rifle that can weigh up to 8 kg, has a very light trigger, and has various shooting accessories.
- [Hunter Rifle](https://cssa-cila.org/services/hunter-rifle/) - Hunter Rifles are similar to Sporting Rifles but have fewer equipment restrictions, allowing repeaters and optical sights. Also, specialized accessories such as shooting jackets and gloves are not permitted.
- [Sporting Rifle](https://cssa-cila.org/services/sporting-rifle-shooting/) - Sporting Rifle shooters use ordinary .22 calibre rifles with little additional equipment. Most North Americans easily qualify, as do several European ones. Bulls-eye targets are shot at 20 yards indoors and 50 metres outdoors. There are prone (lying down) and 3-position (prone, standing, kneeling) matches. Sporting Rifles are the most popular form of smallbore rifle
- [Smallbore Rifle Shooting](https://cssa-cila.org/services/smallbore-rifle-shooting/) - Smallbore rifle shooting has always been in the modern Olympics and is part of the Commonwealth Games, Pan American Games, World Cups, and World Championships. Canada has a proud history of developing world-class shooters representing our country worldwide. Shooting is an athletic endeavour demanding physical conditioning, concentration, precision, and endurance.
- [Air Pistol](https://cssa-cila.org/services/air-pistol/) - Firearm Calibre .177 cal Firearm Specifications The pistol must fit the specification box Minimum 500-gram trigger weight Targets Air Pistol Target Specifications as per ISSF rules Range 10 metre Number of Shots 60 shots (men) 40 shots (women) Course of Fire Two sets of 30 shots, each set consisting of the following: On 5 targets,
- [Free Pistol](https://cssa-cila.org/services/free-pistol/) - Firearm Calibre .22 cal Firearm Specifications No limit on barrel length No limit to trigger weight Fired single shot only Targets Free Pistol Target Specifications as per ISSF rules Range 50M (official) – 50 yd, 25yd, 20yd & 50ft targets available Number of Shots 60 rounds Course of Fire Shot on 6 targets with 10
- [Rapid Fire Pistol](https://cssa-cila.org/services/rapid-fire-pistol/) - Firearm Calibre .22 cal Firearm Specifications Barrel length no more than 6” No limit to trigger weight Targets Rapid Fire Target Specifications as per ISSF rules Range 25M (official) – 25yd, 20yd & 50ft targets available Number of Shots 60 rounds Course of Fire Two sets of 30 shots, each set consisting of the following:
- [Sport Pistol](https://cssa-cila.org/services/sport-pistol/) - Firearm Calibre .22 cal Firearm Specifications Barrel length no more than 6” Trigger weight no less than 1,360 grams (2 lbs) Targets Precision Stage Standard Pistol Target Rapid Stage Rapid Fire Target specifications as per ISSF rules Range 25M (official) – 25yd, 20yd & 50ft targets available Number of Shots 60 rounds Course of Fire
- [Centre Fire Pistol](https://cssa-cila.org/services/centre-fire-pistol/) - Firearm Calibre .32 cal or greater (.380 gauge used to score shots) Firearm Specifications Barrel length no more than 6” Trigger weight no less than 1,360 grams (3 lbs) Targets Precision Stage – Standard Pistol Target Rapid Stage – Rapid Fire Target Specifications as per ISSF rules Range 25M (official) – 25yd, 20yd & 50ft
- [ISSF Standard Pistol](https://cssa-cila.org/services/issf-standard-pistol/) - Firearm Calibre .22 Pistol Firearm Specifications Barrel Length no more than 6” Trigger pull no less than 1,000 grams Total pistol width not to exceed 2” Targets Bullseye, specifications as per ISSF rules. Range 25M (official) – 25yd, 20yd & 50ft targets available Number of Shots 60 rounds Course of Fire 4 strings of 5
- [Bullseye Shooting](https://cssa-cila.org/services/bullseye-shooting/) - International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF)

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- [T-shirt](https://cssa-cila.org/product-tag/t-shirt/) - T-shirt
- [embroidered](https://cssa-cila.org/product-tag/embroidered/) - embroidered
- [poly-cotton](https://cssa-cila.org/product-tag/poly-cotton/) - poly-cotton
- [pants](https://cssa-cila.org/product-tag/pants/)
- [leggings](https://cssa-cila.org/product-tag/leggings/)
- [purse](https://cssa-cila.org/product-tag/purse/)
- [bag](https://cssa-cila.org/product-tag/bag/)
- [creditcard](https://cssa-cila.org/product-tag/creditcard/)
- [license](https://cssa-cila.org/product-tag/license/)
- [hunter](https://cssa-cila.org/product-tag/hunter/)
- [donate](https://cssa-cila.org/product-tag/donate/)
- [general](https://cssa-cila.org/product-tag/general/)
- [political](https://cssa-cila.org/product-tag/political/)
- [legal](https://cssa-cila.org/product-tag/legal/)
- [gunbanssuck](https://cssa-cila.org/product-tag/gunbanssuck/)
- [Ihategunbans](https://cssa-cila.org/product-tag/ihategunbans/)
- [trucker hat](https://cssa-cila.org/product-tag/trucker-hat/)
- [political fund](https://cssa-cila.org/product-tag/political-fund/)
- [monthly donation](https://cssa-cila.org/product-tag/monthly-donation/)
- [Support CSSA](https://cssa-cila.org/product-tag/support-cssa/)

## Services Group

- [Classes](https://cssa-cila.org/services_group/classes/)
- [Cssa Memberships](https://cssa-cila.org/services_group/cssa-memberships/)
- [Cssa Program](https://cssa-cila.org/services_group/cssa-program/)
- [Rifle shooting](https://cssa-cila.org/services_group/rifle-shooting/)
- [Handgun shooting](https://cssa-cila.org/services_group/handgun-shooting/)

## Testimonials Group

- [Short](https://cssa-cila.org/testimonials_group/short/)